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Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase ... Elevated CK Levels Acute ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... Illness Myopathy (ICU ... #differential #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... effect/Edema • EBV ... and <25% culture positive ... Infections in HIV ... #CNS #Infections
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
- Differential Diagnosis ... increase in creatinine ... • Drugs • HIV ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... allopurinol, PPI) • Infections
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Impairment: • Acute ... Postsynaptic: Myasthenia Gravis ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... , CMV, EBV - Bacterial ... #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV ... virus • CMV • EBV ... Symptoms: • Acute ... #diagnosis #neurology