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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 ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... Alzheimer's (1% of cases ... Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... incontinence, apraxia
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Krabbe Disease ... this interesting case ... of Krabbe disease ... testing and expedite treatment ... failure, cerebellar ataxia
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Puberty Onset (BA = CA ... • Cushing's Disease ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Transplant Chronic Disease ... endocrinology #causes
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Cerebrovascular Disease ... autoantibodies that will cause ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... prevention (statin for CVA ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Smoking Cessation and Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)
Smoking is the leading cause of preventable death and a
is the leading cause ... multiple cancers, CV ... disease, stroke ... contraceptives, due to ↑ CV ... NRT #management #treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... , gait ataxia, and ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
infections are caused ... this morphology Treatment ... vori Infectious Diseases ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Premature Ventricular Complexes (PVC's) - Summary Framework

Why PVCs?  Can be the first manifestation of cardiac
Coronary artery disease ... structural heart disease ... Causes: • Hypertension ... capture of the atria ... more intensive treatment
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
goiter (Graves' disease ... Metastatic Follicular CA ... TRAb) if Graves' disease ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... hyperthyroidism #causes
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Shock, Autoimmune disease ... narrowing on MRA/CTA ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause