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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
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
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Principles of HIV-Associated ... Periventricular regions; associated ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... • Depressive symptoms ... sequences with relative ... disorder #dementia #AIDS
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
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
10,000 ft) • Symptoms ... assessment findings associated ... system injury (with associated ... respiratory failure or ARDS ... • Signs/Symptoms
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
etiology, but associated ... FrozenShoulder #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #symptoms ... stages #staging #msk
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Syncope / Exercise Associated ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Syncope • Signs/Symptoms ... cardiomyopathy, ARDS
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
visceral involvement AIDS-related ... present with tumor-associated ... immunosuppressive regimen MSM ... Sarcoma #Forms #comparison
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
fluctuations PRES-Associated ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Neurological symptoms ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs