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Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
paresthesias • Imaging ... 4 weeks after starting ... tuberculoma (later stage ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... = Central cause ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... #neurology #sparing
Decubitus Ulcer - Diagram of stages. A, Stage I pressure ulcer. B, Stage II pressure ulcer.
A, Stage I pressure ... B, Stage II pressure ... C, Stage III pressure ... D, Stage IV pressure ... #Diagnosis #Staging
Pressure Ulcer Staging
Stage 1 - Skin intact. Non-blanchable erythema
Stage 2 - Partial loss of dermis. Shallow
Pressure Ulcer Staging ... Stage 1 - Skin ... Shallow open ulcers Stage ... Fat exposed Stage ... Pressure #Ulcer #Staging
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
Association, which is classes ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... associated with end-stage ... flare ups that cause ... #HeartFailure #Staging
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... Immune deficiency (STAT ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential
Hashitoxicosis

‘Leakage’ symptoms of active Hashimoto’s disease

- Hashitoxicosis (Htx) can occur during the initial hyperthyroid stage in
initial hyperthyroid stage ... thyroiditis that causes ... occur in several states ... Initial ‘active’ state
Drugs Causing Acute Pancreatitis

Class Ia: The medications in which there was a rechallenge and other causes
rechallenge and other causes ... out other common causes ... Class II: Cases ... #Pancreatitis #Causes ... #Differential #
GOLD 2009 guidelines for therapy at each stage of COPD
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging #Severity
therapy at each stage ... Pulmonary #COPD #GOLD #Staging
Syphilis Staging - Primary, Secondary, Latent and Tertiary - Timing and Features

Primary syphilis classically presents with
Syphilis Staging ... The latent stage ... Early latent stage ... and late latent stage ... Diagnosis #Syphilis #Staging