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This is an oversimplified, hypothetical model to think about time from symptom onset and stages of
about time from symptom ... and stages of disease ... determine what treatments ... COVID19 #COVID #infectiousdisease ... clinical #management #treatment
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
Krabbe Disease ... case of Krabbe disease ... testing and expedite treatment ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... failure, cerebellar ataxia
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... chromosome 21) Signs / Symptoms ... Motor dysfunction: myoclonic ... incontinence, apraxia ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... culture (Invasive disease ... / CT if focal symptoms ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Gastroenteritis → Invasive disease ... culture (Invasive disease ... / CT if focal symptoms ... diagnosis #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Inflammatory bowel disease ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... of Wilson's disease ... Optic neuropathy, Ataxia ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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eye; unilateral symptoms ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... : • Severe Disease ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... monoparesis), limb ataxia ... , gait ataxia, and ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Cramping, Weakness, Ataxia ... Signs and symptoms ... Multiple Sclerosis Treatment ... management #neurology #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 ... endocrinology #signs #symptoms