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Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs ... AlzheimersDisease #Dementia ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management Summary ... , signs, and complications ... • Treatment algorithms ... von Willebrand disease ... #Management #Summary
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary ... neurodegenerative disease ... syndromes such as ... Signs and symptoms ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management Summary ... Romana's sign ... Indeterminate form (No signs ... /symptoms, positive
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... #AIDS #opportunistic
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
) Summary ALS: combination ... Presentation: - Disease ... course of the disease ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... column Treatment
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
and Management Summary ... bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... and Signs: 50% ... and signs: • ... disease: Management
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
and Management Summary ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... over course of disease ... recommend using as ... branched chain amino acids
Evaluation of Recurrent Falls

Core Concept:
Maintaining an upright posture requires the integrated function of multiple systems.
Disruption in
presyncope, exertional symptoms ... positive Romberg sign ... (ALS) • Clues: ... Examples: - Dementia ... Recurrent #Falls #Diagnosis