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Acute Monocular Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Cornea: Keratitis
 • Anterior Chamber: Hyphema, Acute
Vision Loss - Differential ... pituitary path (infection ... chiasm, visual loss will ... be bilateral homonymous ... #Diagnosis #ophthalmology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Imaging: - MRI ... parietal - Size lesions ... punched-out" cystic lesions ... #differential #
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
BEE Syndromes - ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
dementia Pathophysiology ... early stages of infection ... • Depressive symptoms ... will show symmetric ... Diagnosis: MRI
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... compressive cord lesion ... Bilateral signs and/or symptoms ... simplex virus, HIV ... management #neurology #differential
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
caucasian • Symptoms ... orbital pain, (Sub)acute ... R-G or B-Y • MRI ... TREATMENT • IV ... #rheumatology #ophthalmology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... constitutional symptoms ... Parvovirus B19 • HIV ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Acute Closed Angle Glaucoma: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
OPHTHALMIC EMERGENCY: Early detection is essential, but most patients
Acute Closed Angle ... The disease must be ... and are acutely ill ... ClosedAngle #Glaucoma #pathophysiology ... #ophthalmology
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Syphilis • Direct lesion ... ulcerated • MSK ... uncommon, gummas have been ... individuals with HIV ... infected without symptoms
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine • MCC- acute ... spine L1-L5 Symptoms ... so-called ‘red flag’ symptoms ... cord infarct • HIV ... Imaging studies: • MRI