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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Heat stroke - Metabolic ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... #nephrology
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
nervous system (CNS ... is important, as ... and treatment can ... #inflammatory #differential ... #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... #Infections #differential
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Motor Nerves: ALS ... heavy metals), Critical ... Malnutrition, Metabolic ... Weakness #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
association • M > F Clinical ... symptoms (headache ... Medium and large also ... Behcet disease) Differential ... Treatment: • Oral
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... • Common clinical ... established by CSF or urine ... #diagnosis #neurology
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
nervous system (CNS ... is important, as ... and treatment can ... MRI lesions and clinical ... noninflammatory #differential
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... Viral Infection Clinical ... younger pts) Differential ... Disorders Such As ... passage of red-brown urine
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... Drug toxicity, Metabolic ... epilepticus Treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... Generalized fatigue - ALS ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology