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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Whipple's disease suspected:
 • Arthralgias, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea
Whipple Disease ... (Tropheryma whipplei ... Diagnostic Algorithm Whipple's ... unknown origin, chronic ... MatthewHoMD #Whipple
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
encephalopathies, CJD • Chronic ... degenerations, dementias ... malabsorbtion (celiac, whipple
Causes of Dementia / Cognitive Impairment - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Affecting Multiple Domains
 • Depression
 • Delirium
Decline
Causes of Dementia ... Hydrocephalus • Chronic ... Meningitis • Chronic ... Fronto-temporal Dementia ... - Alzheimer's Dementia
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Whipple Disease ... (Tropheryma whipplei ... by: Tropheryma whipplei ... One positive T. whipplei ... MatthewHoMD #Whipple
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Reversible Causes of "Dementia ... Lime disease, Whipple's ... Neurocognitive #Disorders #dementia
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
HIV, syphilis, Whipple ... atrophy Lewy body dementia ... Frontotemporal dementia ... atrophy Vascular Dementia ... TerrierBen #MNCD #Dementia
Pancreaticoduodenectomy Anatomy
A) Undissected anatomy
B) Whipple's
C) Modified Whipple's (PPPD)

#Pancreaticoduodenectomy #Anatomy #PPPD #whipple
Undissected anatomy B) Whipple's ... C) Modified Whipple's ... Anatomy #PPPD #whipple
The Dementia Umbrella

Dementia is an umbrella term that describes a collection of symptoms that are caused
The Dementia Umbrella ... Dementia is ... Dementia affects ... common type of dementia ... #Dementia #Umbrella
The 9 Ds of Weight loss in the Elderly
 - Dementia
 - Depression
 - Disease (acute
the Elderly - Dementia ... Disease (acute and chronic
Chronic Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Steatorrhea
 - Maldigestive
    • Pancreatic Insufficiency
 - Primary
Chronic Diarrhea ... with TTG) • Chronic ... Inflammation • Whipple's ... • Lymphoma #Chronic