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Invasive Candidiasis (IC)

Diagnosis:
Culture:
 • Gold standard, but Slow (~2-3 days), 50% sensitivity
 • Blood Sample
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standard, but Slow (~2- ... • Molecular Tests ... susceptibility testing ... Echinocandin (strong ... Funduscopic Exam • CVC
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... , Fibromusclar Dysplasia ... #CVA #Differential ... Algorithm #management #neurology ... #treatment
Dysphagia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Symptom | Diagnosis
• Solid-food dysphagia present for months to years | Mechanical
Dysphagia - Differential ... • Muscular or neurologic ... most commonly stroke ... disorder → EGD Treatment ... #Dysphagia #Differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Ptosis, diplopia 2. ... life-threatening Differential ... /Edrophonium test ... - Peek sign 2. ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Diagnostic algorithm for differentiating vestibular neuritis from stroke in patients with AVS. This sequence of testing
neuritis from stroke ... and there are 2 ... components: targeted neurologic ... , Head Impulse Test ... #Posterior #CVA
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
Rheumatology Workup ... ANA result is a strong ... frozen serum (2) ... • Hepatitis B serology ... Arthritis #laboratory #workup
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
b) CHF c) CVA ... determine if stress test ... • <6mo since stroke ... surgery Stress Testing ... preoperative stress testing
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
(RBBB; others: AV ... mural thrombi (→stroke ... and achalasia (dysphagia ... Confirmatory Tests ... and immunoblot (TESA
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... Constipation, Seizures, Stroke ... thrombosis Testing
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
the limbs; (2) ... - Further testing ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology