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CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
• CMV • EBV ... Mildly decreased/Normal ... glucose level, • Normal ... CSF Analysis: ... <40 mg/dL • Normal
Intravenous versus oral paracetamol for acute pain in adults in the emergency department setting: a prospective,
Intravenous versus ... Visual Abstract ... #Versus #Comparison ... Tylenol #APAP #VisualAbstract ... #EBM #Pain #IV
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
CRP - Usually normal ... evocative of SLE versus ... - CRP: Usually normal ... • Treatment: Usual ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison
A prospective randomized, double-dummy trial comparing IV push low dose ketamine to short infusion of low
Visual Abstract ... Infusion #Ketamine #Comparison ... #Versus #VisualAbstract ... #Management #Pain ... #EBM
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
Spastic paresis/paralysis ... injury • Gait is abnormal ... Infections: - Viral ... dysfunction • Abnormal ... differential #algorithm
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- HIV, CMV, EBV ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... nearly complete paralysis ... CSF PROTEIN - NORMAL ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
Essential Thrombocythemia (ET)
ET is a chronic myeloproliferative neoplasm. Most cases are related to mutations that affect
symptoms — Headache, visual ... are usually near-normal ... • Treatment algorithms ... (if history of venous ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Subacute Thyroiditis

Also known as: de Quervain’s thyroiditis, granulomatous thyroiditis, or viral thyroiditis

What?
Postviral inflammatory process caused by
thyroiditis, or viral ... thyroid returns to normal ... types 1 and 2 • EBV ... : • Influenza virus ... thyroid #diagnosis #management