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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Pharmacology
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Anterior Cord Syndrome ... • Central Cord Syndrome ... #diagnosis #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms ... #orthopedics #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... symptoms, fever ... ) • Headache, fever ... Meningitis: • Fever ... differential #TB #neurology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... • Fever and hypotension ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... • Fever, weight ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... Constitutional symptoms ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... Dehydration • Symptoms ... changes, stroke symptoms ... - 80% have fever ... : • Pathophysiology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... General: fever, ... : (distinct symptoms ... : ACUTE, fever, ... presentation with fever
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... , Mild sensory symptoms ... dysfunction, Absence of fever ... Sharp sensory level ... diagnosis #criteria #neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Ulceroglandular: Fever ... eye; unilateral symptoms ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... and signs (e.g., fever ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology