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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Demyelinating disease ... • Symptoms: AMS ... symptoms such as ... • JC-virus PCR ... sensitivity of serum
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease algorithm.
 
For those patients with NAFLD or liver disease of unknown aetiology,
algorithm. ... considered include serum ... markers such as ... 4, fibrosis-4; HCC ... #NAFLD #algorithm
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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and Management Summary ... Abnormally low serum ... • Treatment algorithms ... von Willebrand disease ... Diagnosis #Management #Summary
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Ischemic heart disease ... algorithm to determine ... : - Known CV disease ... Structural heart disease ... revascularization does not seem
Atrioventricular Blocks (AV blocks) - ECG Diagnosis Summary
First Degree AV Block
 • The P wave is
ECG Diagnosis Summary ... • As the PRI ... conducted the term ... advanced conduction disease ... classification #summary
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Blastomycosis Summary ... Collagen vascular disease ... camping) The Disease ... Culture 3) Ag serum ... Moderate-severe • CNS
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
or tenderness; serum ... flexors Labs: • Serum ... nucleotidase 1A (Anti cN ... weakness • Very high serum ... : • PBC, autoimmune
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... transplantation • MCC ... especially the CNS ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... prep CSF and serum