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TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... other cause of ARDS ... to explain symptoms ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Differentiating Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) From Vestibular Neuritis-Labyrinthitis
BENIGN PAROXYSMAL POSITIONAL VERTIGO
 • Age: More common
• Frequency of symptoms ... impulse test: Negative ... • Frequency of symptoms ... Labyrinthitis #diagnosis #neurology ... #comparison
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Infection in HIV / AIDS ... status, and focal neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
 •
fastidious gram-negative ... eye; unilateral symptoms ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... : Serial negative ... Frequent false-negative ... : + (Negative blood ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Correlating the Ovarian and Uterine Cycles
Note: Some charts show different relative levels of
show different relative ... of estrogen to negatively ... the endometrium adds ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #comparison #endocrinology
Generalized Seizures and Pseudoseizures
Generalized seizures "are conceptualized as originating as some point within, and rapidly engaging,
alcohol or other sedative ... Classification #Diagnosis #Neurology ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... • Depressive symptoms ... sequences with relative ... disorder #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Sporotrichosis - Sporothrix schenckii - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Sources: 
 • Landscaping, Christmas tree farming, Rose
commercially • Serology ... Sporotrichosis - Symptoms ... Lymphoma or AIDS ... Very uncommon - AIDS ... schenckii #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases