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3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Constitutional symptoms ... Gastrointestinal symptoms ... - Neurologic ... #Stages #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Highest • Bone ... Most common symptoms ... - Bone symptoms ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Osteoporosis: Pathogenesis and risk factors

 • Age > 30 (post-peak bone mass)
 • Post-menopausal women ->
30 (post-peak bone ... Decr estrogen • Bone ... liver or kidney disease ... pathophysiology #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
- Differential Diagnosis ... vomiting, auditory symptoms ... • Meniere's Disease ... Media • Temporal Bone ... symptoms/signs,
Parkinson's Disease - Progression Timeline
 - Prodromal Parkinson disease
 - Early-stage Parkinson disease
 - Mid-stage Parkinson
Parkinson's Disease ... Prodromal Parkinson disease ... #Parkinsons #Disease ... Progression #Timeline #symptoms ... #diagnosis #neurology
Migraine with Aura
Diagnostic Criteria (ICHD-3):
A) At least 2 attacks fulfilling criteria B and C:
B) One or
Migraine with Aura Diagnostic ... • At least one ... another ICHD-3 diagnosis ... Migraine #Aura #diagnosis ... #criteria #neurology
Somatoform Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Patient presents with complex medical problem or symptoms that
- Differential Diagnosis ... Anxiety Disorder - Focus ... Conversion Disorder - Neurologic ... Somatoform Disorder - One ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Lone Star Tick Diseases

Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis
Southern Tick Associated Rash Illness (STARI)
Heartland Virus

Dr. Ann Marie Kumfer @AnnKumfer

#LoneStar
Lone Star Tick Diseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Méniére's disease ... the headache (in one ... Disease onset usually ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
Gaucher Disease 

Pathophsiology
 • Lysosomal storage disorder
 • Deficiency of ß-glucocerebrosidase
• Accumulation of glucosylceramide in macrophages
Diagnosis
Gaucher Disease ... in macrophages Diagnosis ... Osteonecrosis, bone ... #Diagnosis #Signs ... #Symptoms