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Effects of Strokes by Location - Anterior vs Posterior Localization

Anterior Circulation 
 - MCA 
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- AICA - PCA ... CVA #Territory #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Table ... GrepMed Recommended Text ... Comprehensive Review in Clinical
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
life Causes and clinical ... and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Tests: - CBC ... , Convalescent Serology ... SAT, ELISA), 16S PCR ... #Criteria #Workup ... #Testing
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... Areas of diagnostic ... decision for repeat testing ... alcohol-related liver disease ... non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Viral Infection Clinical ... Positive Coombs testing ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold #
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based ... on clinical presentation ... antiretroviral therapy should ... Demyelinating disease ... of serum CrAg testing
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... should be obtained ... (to support a diagnosis ... ANA and RF (if clinical ... #diagnosis #testing
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup History ... smear, HIV/HCV testing ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic
Gitelman Syndrome - Diagnosis and Workup
Blood Work:
 - Hypokalemia
 - Hypomagnesemia
 - Metabolic Alkalosis
 - Elevated
and Workup Blood ... Fractional excretion of Cl ... > 0.5% Clinical ... dominant kidney disease ... #Workup #nephrology
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... for glomerular disease ... Spot PC (protein ... C3, C4 - Test for ... #workup #diagnosis