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Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
the Infectious Disease ... illness What: Key ... signs and symptoms ... that define the clinical ... #History #HPI #
Multiple Myeloma Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Signs:
 • hyperCalcemia 28% (bone demineralization)
 • Renal disease 48%
Multiple Myeloma ... Summary Clinical ... Signs: • hyperCalcemia ... demineralization) • Renal disease ... if FLC value is also
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... syndromes such as ... patients with clinically ... stimulation Clinical ... sclerosis #diagnosis #management
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
of the clinical ... Presentation: - Disease ... brainstem and multiple ... course of the disease ... neurology #diagnosis #management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
benign causes such as ... further guide management ... obtaining a detailed history ... orthostatic vital sign ... should be guided by clinical
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
inflammation of multiple ... association • M > F Clinical ... Medium and large also ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... Autoimmune (SLE/APLS ... cerebral emboli: Multiple ... valve pathology, History ... - Infectious Diseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... physical exam - Key ... Medical history ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
: Overwhelming clinical ... age, however the disease ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... associated with multiple ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... • AspGM can be also ... positive with Histo ... vori Infectious Diseases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases