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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Clinical Findings Risk ... episodic and semantic memory ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... pathophysiology #geriatrics #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Orbicularis Reflex in an Alzheimer's Patient on Physical Exam

Alzheimer's is a degenerative, progressive and irreversible disease.
treated to relieve symptoms ... time, and can cause ... be found, such as ... loss present in dementia ... clinical #video #neurology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... not required in all
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Framework Symptom ... • Muscular or neurologic ... Other - ALS, Dementia ... malignancy Risk ... the underlying cause
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #differential #diagnosis
Low Alkaline Phosphatase - Hypophosphatasia 

Is Low Alkaline Phosphatase Of Clinical Importance?

ALP enzyme- Discovered in 1923
Low
Most cases diagnosed ... prematurely • risk ... mineralization Symptoms ... respiratory failure • Neurologic ... Phosphatase: • Other causes
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Clinical Frailty Score ... need help with all ... from whatever cause ... and not at high risk ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
• URI sx (HA, sore ... Cardiac: multiple case ... in <35% • AST/ALT ... 7-28% -> Incr risk ... Evaluation #Guide #Diagnosis
Clozapine Toxicology
Clozapine is an atypical antipsychotic most often reserved for use in patients who have treatment-resistant
effect on negative symptoms ... Clozapine is known to cause ... patients with dementia-related ... - increased risk ... Toxicology #Toxicity #Diagnosis
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... Escorial criteria uses ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology