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Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE ... numbness, decreased reflexes
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in Anaesthesia Causes ... Signs: hypotension ... decreased ETCO2 Symptoms ... possible • If central ... Embolism #VTE #Anesthesiology
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... • Symptoms are ... that may mimic signs ... Neuraxial #Block #Anesthesiology ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
bilateral, malignant, pediatric ... and Signs: 50% ... and signs: • ... hypotension (may reflect ... may present with pulmonary
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... are not caused ... General: fever, ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Signs #Symptoms
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
- Causes progressive ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... fasciculations Common Symptoms ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... purpura: Strong sign ... Angiitis of the Central ... • Progressive symptoms ... tract, and often causes
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... infectious disease caused ... Romana's sign ... /symptoms, positive ... serology, smear
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Spasticity - Reflexes ... • Bilateral signs ... and/or symptoms ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential