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Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... • Large volume feeding ... Pathophysiology ... Lung Abscess - Clinical
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
A left posterior ... the most common cause ... , leading to infarction ... Pathophysiology: ... #neurology #diagnosis
Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Anterior Cord Syndrome -> Anterior spinal artery
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Injury #Syndromes #diagnosis ... #pathophysiology ... signs #symptoms #msk ... #orthopedics #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... the underlying cause ... with AEDs until cause ... #management #neurology
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
the duodenum Clinical ... no matter how long ... Pathophysiology: ... the OR • HD stable ... about 50% • Stable
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... granulomas within the lungs ... renal failure Clinical ... nodules; anterior/posterior ... MSK, heart (2-5%
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... blood donor • Pathophysiology ... without other cause ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Erythematosus (SLE) Clinical ... Disease, PRES Pathophysiology ... autoantibodies that will cause ... inflammation, leading ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology
Trendelenburg Gait: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Skeletal Pathology of the Hip
 • Arthritis
 • Congenital hip dysplasia
Pathogenesis and clinical ... Chondrodysplasia Neurologic ... #causes #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis ... #msk
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... the lesion Posterior ... involved & the posterior ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology