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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Abscess Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... • Vasculitis (e.g ... #differential #causes
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS ... Ask about: - Changes ... - History - EKG ... findings - Age ... ACS #Evaluation #diagnosis
The idiopathic interstitial pneumonias (IIPs) comprise a heterogenous group of disorders. 
They represent fundamental responses of
indicates unknown cause ... these patterns are ... vascular diseases (e.g ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CTChest
Myasthenia Gravis - Summary
 • an autoimmune disease of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction associated with antibodies
: • Based on clinical ... More likely to cause ... should undergo chest ... - Improves clinical ... #management #neurology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
1) 4) Average age ... survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... anterior/posterior MSK
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... - Infection (e.g ... patients with a long ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Epidemiology: - Bimodal age ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... and EMG Findings ... Imaging - CT Chest ... #management #neurology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... women and age/2 ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... day, followed by long
Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Epidemiology:
 • Prevalence: 1-2 cases per million -
Prevalence: 1-2 cases ... million - rare • Age ... Person Syndrome Pathophysiology ... Clinical Manifestations ... Management #treatment #neurology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Microglial cells are ... - Causes progressive ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology