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Hemophilia - Diagnosis and Management
Diagnosis:
 • Consistent bleeding history (unless screening for disease in family members
screening for disease ... with established disease ... Classify severity Treatment ... by a hemophilia treatment ... those with severe disease
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
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Alzheimer's Disease ... Pathophysiology • Risk Factors ... Diagnosis • Treatment ... #Alzheimers #Disease
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Morphology, Risk Factors ... , Disease Characteristics ... Tools, First-Line Treatment
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
Hansen's Disease ... do not contract disease ... Egypt • Risk factors ... and numerous AFB Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome 
Compression of median nerve 
Risk Factors 
 • Obesity 
 • Female gender
median nerve Risk Factors ... connective tissue diseases ... Aromatase inhibitor Treatment
Von Willebrand Disease - Most common inherited bleeding disorder 
Clinical 
 • Easy bruising 
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Von Willebrand Disease ... prolonged if very low factor ... VIII) Treatment ... VonWillebrand #Disease
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
Risk Factors and ... Deficiency Risk Factors ... Inflammatory bowel disease ... dental fixatives, Treatment ... of Wilson's disease
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
noguchii) Risk Factors ... Presentation: • Mild disease ... Meningitis • Weil's Disease ... Severe pulmonary disease ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
initial phase of the disease ... the same risk factors ... Encephalopathy Treatment
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
Treating Chagas Disease ... epidemic risk factors ... duration same as for treatment ... Note: Treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment