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Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

 • Paresthesia of 5th and medial half of 4th
clinical findings ... awakening • Medial hand ... elbow flexion test ... #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Clinical Presentation ... younger pts) Differential ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... K), H. pylori test ... (GI symptoms/endemic ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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Clinical Findings ... Straight Leg Raise Test ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK #pathophysiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
clinical associations ... Infections 2. ... duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... to right with bands ... #Bandemia #differential ... #WBC #CBC #hematology ... #pathophysiology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... antigenemia test ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... #differential # ... signs #symptoms
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... should be based on clinical ... focal neurologic ... #differential #
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
symptoms/signs ... Areas of diagnostic ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fecal occult blood test ... hepatitis B and ... #physicalexam