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BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Infiltrating base ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... noninflammatory #differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Diagnosis: Causes ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... Nephrology #ABG #bloodgas
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... should be based ... Imaging: - MRI ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CNS #Infections #differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Progressive URI ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis and Treatment
Hyponatremia is usually caused by the inability to excrete water normally.
Hyponatremia - Diagnosis ... issue which varies based ... the underlying cause ... demyelination syndrome ... include vaptans (HF
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... factor • May cause ... #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Diagnosis Framework ... condition that causes ... different symptoms based ... brain sagging syndrome ... #diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... (IRIS): • In HIV ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential #
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Vasculitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... tract, and often causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Compartment syndrome ... Ethylene glycol - HIV ... #Diagnosis #causes