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The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
(HIT) result is ... and negative (normal ... #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam ... #Neurology #AVS ... HeadImpulse #Testing #HIT
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hyperacute ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... complications of HIV ... Infectious (syphilis, HIV-associated
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Algorithm Pinpoint ... Disruptions in vascular ... ITP - APLS - HIT ... Fecal occult blood test ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... include a: • Neurologic ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... , CVA • Infectious ... zoster virus ○ HIV
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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cord infarct • HIV ... lumbar stenosis • Vascular ... • Provocative Tests ... absent anal wink test ... #causes #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
is important, as ... early diagnosis ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... consistent with MS ... #neurology #noninflammatory
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
proliferation • ARVs ... Diagnosis: MRI ... sequences with relative ... The clinical syndrome ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
ANAs; thus, a negative ... • Hepatitis B serology ... : HIV test, a rubella ... (to support a diagnosis ... laboratory #workup #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... spine, shoulders, hips ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV ... aureus • Gram-negative ... #MSK #rheumatology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
Diagnostic algorithm ... components: targeted neurologic ... , Head Impulse Test ... #Diagnosis #AVS ... #Posterior #CVA