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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
- Compatible syndrome ... + MRI lesions + ... lung nodules, may ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #causes #radiology
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... nervous system (CNS ... Liver function tests ... Histopathologic criteria ... #Diagnosis #Management
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
presence of metabolic syndrome ... criteria should ... alcohol-related liver disease ... aminotransferase; BMI, body mass ... Abnormal #Algorithm #Hepatology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
parietal lobes of the brain ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... edema visualized as ... Vascular narrowing on MRA ... parietal lobes of the brain
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... 10 minutes of rest ... Criteria: • Underlying ... 80mmHg or A-a gradient ... #treatment #hepatology
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
- Differential Diagnosis ... spinal cord and brain ... Some people may ... Neurosyphilis • CNS ... sagging syndrome
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... (CAS): - Due ... Test: Donath-Landsteiner ... test #cold # ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
Alteration in brain ... over course of disease ... Haven Criteria: ... Encephalopathy #Grading ... Management #treatment #hepatology
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Criteria: • Sensory ... negative, MOG-IgG test ... ruled out • Brain ... brain and/or optic
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential Diagnosis ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... extrahepatic source - Tests ... , RBC, kidney, brain ... #algorithm #hepatology