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Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
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Epidemiology • Pathophysiology ... • Risk Factors ... • Treatment ... • Clinical Course ... #management #geriatrics
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Clinical Findings ... shares the same risk ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... #neurology #diagnosis
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
- Patients at risk ... placement - Other risk ... most common (63%) Clinical ... imaging as needed Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) - Diagnosis
Clinical Features:
 • Altered mental status (Either lethargy, confusion, or
Encephalopathy Syndrome ... Clinical Features ... cortical blindness) Risk ... : Risk Factor + ... #Diagnosis #Neurology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Findings Risk ... Apolipoprotein E4 allele Risk ... mutations - Down syndrome ... #geriatrics #diagnosis
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
Pathophysiology: ... Risk factors: age ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #posture
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
Fat Embolism Syndrome ... fractures reduces the risk ... Pathophysiology ... FES is a clinical ... Fat #Embolism #Syndrome
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... : - Epidural abscess ... injury • DVT (Risks ... #differential #diagnosis ... lower #extremity #msk