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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute B1 (Thiamine) Deficiency - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 of
impairment • Oculomotor ... Anorexia nervosa Treatment ... Encephalopathy • A prompt treatment ... can improve symptoms ... Diagnosis #Management #neurology
Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency ... impairment - Oculomotor ... encephalopathy, oculomotor ... #Thiamine #B1 #Deficiency ... diagnosis #criteria #neurology
Wernicke's Encephalopathy vs Korsakoff Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency

Wernicke's encephalopathy is a neurological condition due to longstanding
Syndrome - Thiamine Deficiency ... thiamine (vitamin B1) deficiency ... broad-based gait), and oculomotor ... #B1 #thiamine #deficiency ... diagnosis #comparison #neurology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Iron Deficiency ... Diagnosis and Treatment ... Ill HF with iron deficiency ... order to alleviate symptoms ... algorithm #cardiology #treatment
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... regardless of symptoms ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... of blindness in AIDS ... differential #signs #symptoms
Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
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oil gland of the lids ... • Symptoms: Tenderness ... , swelling • Treatment ... or Zeiss) • Symptoms ... painless lump • Treatment
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
presentation of Thiamine deficiency ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... Korsakoff #Syndrome #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Infection in HIV / AIDS ... Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Oropharyngeal Weakness • Oculomotor ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure
Pathophysiology:
Chronic heart failure leads to an increase in inflammatory cytokines → Inflammation
Iron Deficiency ... functional ID) Treatment ... improvement in symptoms ... alissa_shega #iron #deficiency