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Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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paresthetica • Symptoms ... 3-6 months of symptom ... Stabbing) - Negative ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential #
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN)
RPGN has three primary pathophysiologic causes differentiated by immunofluorescence

Immune Complex Mediated (granular staining):
three primary pathophysiologic ... Glomerulonephritis • With associated ... Pauci-immune mediated (Negative ... Glomerulonephritis #Vasculitis #differential
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... or pericarditis associated ... it difficult to differentiate ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... #Presentation #comparison
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... Periventricular regions; associated ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... tachycardia or fever, is associated ... likelihood of negative ... #Bandemia #differential ... CBC #hematology #pathophysiology
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... 10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... assessment findings associated ... system injury (with associated ... edema #causes #differential
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive ... Definition: HIV-Associated ... HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... • Depressive symptoms ... sequences with relative
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Heat Stroke - Differential ... Syncope / Exercise Associated ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... heat #illness #differential
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
Clinical Signs/Symptoms ... • Should be on differential ... Pathophysiology: ... first-line study - If negative
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
fluctuations PRES-Associated ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential