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Natural History of Syphilis
Primary - 2-6 weeks after infection
 • Chancre, Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Latent ≤ 1
• Asymptomatic Secondary ... → Late Neurosyphilis ... infection • Gummatous disease ... Meningovascular disease ... 5%) #Syphilis #timeline
Prevention and Treatment of Nutritional Complications after Bariatric Surgery
Types of Bariatric Surgery:
 • Adjustable Gastric Banding
Prevention and Treatment ... of Nutritional ... Gallstones • Liver Disease ... Surgery #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Gastroenterology
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Encephalitis, Abscess, Neurosyphilis ... , Lime disease, ... Whipple's disease ... apnea, Vasculitis, Nutritional ... Disorders #dementia #differential
Pathologic / Fragility Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Tumours
 - See Bone Lesions Scheme
Paget's Disease
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Fragility Fractures - Differential ... Osteodystrophy - Secondary ... Post-Menopausal • Elderly Secondary ... • Poor Nutrition ... Pathologic #MSK #Differential
Secondary Syphilis Rash
Secondary syphilis is the most contagious of all the stages of this disease, and
stages of this disease ... with or without treatment ... , but without treatment ... late stages of disease ... loss (10-15%) ▪ Neurosyphilis
Causes of Iron Deficiency
 • Inadequate Intake: Vegetarian/vegan diet, Malnutrition
 • Increased Body Needs: Infants/preschoolers, Pregnancy,
Pregnancy, EPO treatment ... Edema, Celiac disease ... • Inflammatory Disease ... Iron #Deficiency #differential ... diagnosis #causes #nutrition
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
• Metabolic / Nutritional ... Syphilis, Lyme disease ... syndrome, myeloma, secondary ... Charcot-Marie-Tooth, Fabry's disease ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential
Portal Hypertension Classification by site of vascular obstruction
1) Post-hepatic Post-sinusoidal: Budd-Chiari syndrome
2) Intrahepatic Post-sinusoidal: Veno-occlusive disease
3)
Veno-occlusive disease ... Polycystic liver disease ... procoagulopathy or secondary ... Classification #gastroenterology ... #diagnosis #differential
The Stages of Syphilis 

Primary Syphilis 
- The chancre lesion is the hallmark of primary syphilis.
Without treatment ... Secondary Syphilis ... Symptomatic early neurosyphilis ... Syphilis - Late Neurosyphilis ... of Infectious Diseases
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
initiation of nutrition ... due to chronic disease ... hyperparathyroidism • Secondary ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... #Differential #