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Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
Management of SIADH ... into ammonium by urease-producing ... bacteria in the colon ... 0.9% Normal Saline ... bolus of 0.9% NS
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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lesions < 4cm + mass ... enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease caused ... periventricular areas ... diameter - +mass
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
syndrome:  Most common ... cause of acute ... lower to upper areas ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... level, MRI shows mass
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
definition: Most common ... 50 in GCA, but normal ... GCA can present variably ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Management
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
areas include the ... CNS involvement: ... Imaging: X-rays, CT ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging ... Histiocytosis #Diagnosis #Management