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C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
C5-C9 Deficiency ... higher in C5-C9 deficiency ... population • C5-C9 deficient ... to form MAC -> susceptibility ... meningitidis, Incr susceptibility
Nuchal Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial Meningitis

Flexion of the neck revealed nuchal rigidity. The patient was unable
Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial ... hypertonic neck extensor ... Peds #Pediatrics #neurology
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Neurologic Disorders and Associated Nutritional Deficiences That Complicate Bariatric Surgery, According to Time of Onset 

#Diagnosis
Neurologic Disorders ... Associated Nutritional Deficiences ... Time of Onset #Diagnosis ... #Nutritional #Neurology
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Viral • Bacterial ... Primary Immuno-Deficiency ... Dissacharidase Deficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
or peripheral neurologic ... Myophosphorylase deficiency ... - Carnitine deficiency ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... differential #causes #neurology
Nuchal Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial Meningitis

Flexion of the neck revealed nuchal rigidity. The patient was unable
Rigidity in Infantile Bacterial ... hypertonic neck extensor ... Peds #Pediatrics #neurology
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Wernicke Encephalopathy - Acute Thiamine (B1) Deficiency 
Clinical Diagnosis - Caine Criteria (2 out of 4):
Thiamine (B1) Deficiency ... Clinical Diagnosis ... #Thiamine #B1 #Deficiency ... #diagnosis #criteria ... #neurology
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Interpretation
Appearance - Opening Pressure - Leukocytes - Differential - Glucose - Protein -
Cultures - Normal - Bacterial ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology #LumbarPuncture
What's in a Tap: CSF Analysis

Normal vs Bacterial vs Viral vs SAH
 - Opening Pressure
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Analysis Normal vs Bacterial ... Comparison #Table #Neurology ... #Diagnosis
Iron Deficiency Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Labs: Ferritin, iron, transferrin, TIBC, TSAT, sTfR

 • Blood loss:
Iron Deficiency ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Bypass surgery, Bacterial ... , Copper deficiency ... #Differential #Diagnosis