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This is an oversimplified, hypothetical model to think about time from symptom onset and stages of
about time from symptom ... This can help determine ... COVID19 #COVID #infectiousdisease ... #clinical #management ... #treatment
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
the foreskin - Can ... 3 years old - Clinically ... after age 4 Treatment ... #Paraphimosis #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Urology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... ARDS to explain symptoms ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
the study) • Triggers ... : ATRA treatment ... Pathophysiology ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... Renal Failure Treatment
Aphasia - Pathophysiology and Clinical Findings
Broca's Aphasia - Expressive language impairment: non-Fluent
 - Sensory speech areas
Aphasia - Pathophysiology ... and Clinical Findings ... Fluent: the person can ... diagnosis #signs #symptoms ... Brocas #Wernickes #neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
System Atrophy) - can ... Pathophysiology: ... Treatment: anticholinergics ... #PhysicalExam #clinical ... #neurology #posture
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... fungal stain of clinical ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... disseminated) can ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... tendency to fall • Triggers ... Person Syndrome Treatment ... #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... meningococcal, H1N1) Clinical ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #neurology