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Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects ... Fascicle (Other CN ... Trauma • Tumor (Lung ... , Breast, Thyroid ... #Causes #Ophthalmology
Management of SIADH
Treat underlying cause:
 • Causes can include pain, primary lung pathology, post-operative phenomenon, medications,
pain, primary lung ... 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 ... • Affects 1:25,000 ... • Chronic lung ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass
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 ... Symptoms: AMS, motor deficits ... 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 ... lower to upper areas ... Multiple Sclerosis: CNS ... Pain, weakness, abnormal ... level, MRI shows mass
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

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