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Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Congenital Anomaly / Disorder ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... • Metabolic Disorders ... Infection: •
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Suspect in movement disorders ... status, and focal neurologic ... #differential # ... diagnosis #AIDS
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... • Rheumatic disorders ... Algorithm #Causes #Hematology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... patient with HIV and CD4 ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... • Endocrine: Infectious ... #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... procedures - Infection ... decreased PLT count: CBC ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... #Differential #
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 ... HIV and with low CD4 ... #dementia #AIDS ... #Neurology
Unintentional Weight Loss in Primary Care
 • Definition: More than 5% reduction in body weight within
Baseline evaluation: CBC ... disease (8%) - Infectious ... (4% to 8%) - Neurologic ... Systemic inflammatory disorders ... PrimaryCare #diagnosis #differential
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... predictive of a serious infection ... #Bandemia #differential ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC ... #hematology #pathophysiology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Focal inflammatory disorder ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... , MOG antibody disorders ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Reversible course Differential ... Diagnosis: • Infection