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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... inclusions or positive ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Cardiovascular risk, DVT
The head impulse test (HIT) result is positive (abnormal) in nearly all patients with a peripheral
impulse test (HIT ... ) result is positive ... with a peripheral cause ... with a central cause ... #PhysicalExam #Neurology
Menstrual Cycle Physiology: Ovarian Cycle – Ovulation Explained

Around Day 14, estrogen exerts sudden +++ positive feedback
exerts sudden +++ positive ... from negative to positive ... and release LH causes ... #OvarianCycle #pathophysiology ... #Ovulation #endocrinology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus Serology ... (about 10% of cases ... immunity) - False-positive ... #HepatitisB #HBV ... #Serology #Interpretation
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
• Congenital hip ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... Pain • Valgus position ... Trendelenburg #Gait #pathophysiology ... #causes #symptoms
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
aldosterone Causes ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... C deficiency, anticoagulation ... from RTA type IV ... addisons #disease #endocrinology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • Note: in DKA, body K+ is lost
out of cells may cause ... hypokalemia, give IV ... KCI along with IV ... DiabeticKetoacidosis #DKA #pathophysiology ... #endocrinology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... and <25% culture positive ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Pisa Syndrome (pleurothotonus) on Physical Exam
A tonic flexion of the trunk of the body to one
mobilization or supine position ... Caused commonly ... Pathophysiology: ... PhysicalExam #clinical #neurology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
blood donor • Pathophysiology ... : 2 hit mechanism ... without other cause ... transfusion • Pathophysiology ... heart failure, positive