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Differential Diagnosis for Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Delirium #AlteredMentalStatus #AMS #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis ... Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #Delirium ... AlteredMentalStatus #AMS ... #Differential #
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Syndrome - Causes and Treatment ... hyperleukocytosis (AML ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Generalized Weakness - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... : Influenza, EBV ... Conversion "I am ... #Diagnosis #causes
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... enhancement on CT ... • Symptoms: AMS ... #differential #
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... Other tests: • CT ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... seen on chest CT ... #treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Infectious: Mycoplasma ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... Complications: MAS ... #management #treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... Imaging - CT Chest ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... vs infection vs ... in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... Treatment of GCA