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Iron Deficiency in Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)

Iron deficiency (ID) in heart failure is a common comorbidity
Heart Failure (CHF ... depot iron] Treatment ... #pharmacology # ... pathophysiology ... #cardiology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... visual changes, hearing ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... epilepticus Treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... inflammation: CSF ... Sjogren's • CSF ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

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

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
HIV dementia Pathophysiology ... early stages of infection ... : • Increased CSF ... Treatment: • HAART ... dementia #AIDS #Neurology
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
causing hypovolemia needing ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... #treatment #table ... #heartfailure #chf ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
by culture or serology ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: • Serology