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Chagas Disease - Acute, Chronic and Reactivation 

Acute Chagas
 - 95% asymptomatic
 - Chagoma (Romana's sign),
Chagoma (Romana's sign ... , myocarditis (CHF ... or symptoms - ... (arrhythmia > CHF ... #Diagnosis #Table
Acute Pancreatitis vs Chronic Pancreatitis
Causes
Signs & Symptoms
Lipase
Imaging
Diagnosis
Treatment
Complications

SCVMC Internal Medicine @SCVMCMed

#Acute #Chronic #Pancreatitis #comparison #diagnosis #table
Acute Pancreatitis ... Causes Signs & ... Symptoms Lipase ... Treatment Complications ... #table
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - ... caucasian • Symptoms ... orbital pain, (Sub)acute ... Unilateral • Signs ... lesions (b) • CSF
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
• Unilateral optic ... VISUAL: Nystagmus, Optic ... Signs and symptoms ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... ) • Acute:
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
5) History of acute ... or chronic ingestion ... /exposure Symptoms ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... #Salicylate #Aspirin
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... but stable or chronic ... and progressive Acute ... anterior/posterior MSK ... #Management #Signs
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... to 12 weeks for acute ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... : • Acute or chronic ... fever • Septic shock
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... Signs of congestion ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... weeks incubation Acute ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... Tests - check Acute
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... for brain and/or optic ... Neuromyelitis optica ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment