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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
double-stranded DNA virus ... CMV infection: virus ... pp65 antigenemia test ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Herpes simplex virus ... Varicella-zoster virus ... Nile virus (WNV ... Snowshoe Hare virus ... Acute meningeal signs
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... cause unknown) ... ○ Epstein-Barr virus ... Herpes simplex virus ... Herpes zoster virus
Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... ChestPain #Noncardiac #Cardiology ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Anesthesiology ... #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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encephalitis, West ... Nile virus) - ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
, Epstein-Barr virus ... immunodeficiency virus ... HIV), and Zika virus ... and sensitive tests ... #management #neurology
IgA Vasculitis – Henoch Scholein Purpura: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 - Infectious Agents - 50% have
., influenza virus ... periumbilical region), nausea ... arthritis (especially knees ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
• Bilateral signs ... • Infectious causes ... Nile virus - ... Herpes simplex virus ... #management #neurology
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
is unconscious, signs ... consultation with cardiology ... Ischemia #Ischaemia #Anesthesiology ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management