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Thiamine Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Clinical Manifestations

Causes of Thiamine Deficiency:
 • Poor intake:
	- Diets
Thiamine Deficiency - Differential ... Framework and Clinical ... Hyperkinetic LVEF is also ... impairments - Impaired reflexes ... Manifestations #Differential
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
complete paralysis of all ... Guillain-Barre Clinical ... Decreased / Absent Reflexes ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
) and negative Reller ... patient with a low ... empiric acyclovir to all ... on the basis of CSF ... is proposed: #Management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
mental status and low ... augment forward flow ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... Increased Jaw Jerk reflex ... conditions listed in differential ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology ... #diagnosis #management
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
transplantation CLINICAL ... depressed deep tendon reflexes ... specific therapy, the clinician ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... periventricular areas ... CNS #Infections #differential ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND)

Definition:
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories:
• Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment
• Mild neurocognitive impairment
• HIV dementia

Pathophysiology:
HIV frequently
ARVs can have low ... : • Increased CSF ... Clinical Presentation ... : The clinical ... reversible • HAND is also
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the right side as ... not be an issue as ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #cardiology #echocardiogram ... #management #clinical
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
brain PRES Clinical ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology