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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
PCR 50% sensitive ... lesions • 80% with lung ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... #radiology #neurology
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Focal: Simple, Complex ... Neurocysticercosis, PML ... #Causes #neurology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases ... #Neurology
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... Mycobacterium avium complex ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List ... #Differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... Pneumonia: • PVL ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
(AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Diagnosis: Causes ... acidosis: - CNS ... or restrictive lung ... #Summary #Nephrology
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
7 days Herpes simplex ... 1471-2334-6-130 Kramer ... How long do nosocomial ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... ruled out • Brain ... MRI: Check for brain ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Antibiotics (Bactrim, PCN ... tourniquet / IVF line draw ... Elimination (see Table ... Bicarb<22) - avoid NS ... Treatment #potassium #nephrology