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Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
- Atypical Clinical ... tumor, parotid/middle ... Diagnosis and Workup ... No additional workup ... Management #Treatment #Neurology
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
result with no clinical ... manifestations of active ... smear-positive sputum sample ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup ... #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... presentation, temporal evolution ... status, and focal neurologic ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... with passive AND active ... viral arthritis Workup ... count, and crystal evaluation ... cervical, anal Cxs
Approach to a young patient with hypertension
General Evaluation - History and Examination, Basic chemistries (K, eGFR),
hypertension General Evaluation ... aldosterone and renin activity ... Cushing, CAH, AMES, Liddle ... essential HTN If work-up ... pheochromocytoma, primary CNS
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
BCNIE relies on evaluation ... antimicrobials, clinical ... factors: - Serology ... #differential #workup ... #infectiousdiseases