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Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Mouth ulcers • Sore ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... • HIV-1 p24 core ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
infection (chronic or acute ... ) HBV Core Antibody ... Anti-HBcAg IgM - acute ... HBV #Serology #Diagnosis ... Interpretation #Table
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
patients with Stable ... symptom. ... This is not for acute ... #ISCHEMIA #Stable ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Differentiate Acute ... chest pain from acute ... #Pericarditis #Symptoms ... Presentation #comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... ALL (Acute Lymphoblastic ... activity • ↓ LAP Score ... Blasts APML (Acute ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... at the time of diagnosis ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... and progressive Acute ... Löfgren syndrome: ACUTE
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs or symptoms ... relapsing fever, acute ... , Lassa fever, acute
Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score

There is no single generally accepted clinical definition of frailty. Previously developed tools
Clinical Frailty Score ... active disease symptoms ... so, they seem stable ... #Diagnosis #Geriatrics ... Frailty #Scale #Score
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
ARDS to explain symptoms ... At least 3 of (Acute ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
First Generation Anti-Psychotics: Mechanisms and Side Effects
Typical/Conventional Anti-Psychotics - Examples: Haloperidol, Chlorpromazine

ACh M1 antagonist - Block
arterioles -> less able ... Extrapyramidal Symptoms ... bradykinesia/akinesia • Acute ... #pharmacology #diagnosis