21 results
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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: CHF, valves, COPD ... Myopathy: Drugs (statin ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... causes need to ... Herpes simplex virus ... Myelitis #diagnosis #management ... #neurology #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... altered mental status ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Causes: 1. ... Infections: - ... hypercoagulable states ... differential #algorithm
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Common clinical ... Altered mental status ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Diagnosis: • Infection ... the underlying cause ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview A state ... death Common Clinical ... Inflammatory: infectious ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... but important causes ... factors: - Serology ... Histopathology with special stains ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview A state ... death Common Clinical ... Inflammatory: infectious ... Classification #diagnosis #management ... #differential #causes
Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Abscess Overview Infection ... cord compression ... lead to permanent neurologic ... deficit Clinical ... #Diagnosis #Management