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CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Arboviruses: - West ... • Cough • Changes ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS ... #diagnosis #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... PCR + 20-90%, normal ... Confirmatory Tests ... Thin and thick peripheral ... and immunoblot (TESA
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
renal injury), Coags ... anti-GBM) Other tests ... Goodpasture's cause ... sparing of the lung periphery ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Sjogren's • CSF: - Abnormal ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... very remarkable w/differential ... headaches, vision changes ... the “Chewing gum test ... Treatment of GCA