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CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
1): • Herpes ... • Varicella-zoster ... Maculopapular rash ... Develops in the immune ... #neurology #meningitis
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... Head and neck masses ... (80% to 90% of cases ... cause unknown) ... ) ○ Meningitis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
/ AIDS - Differential ... present in 15% of cases ... required until immune ... antiretroviral therapy Herpes ... Demyelinating disease caused
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
/AIDS patients ... be present: • AIDS ... • Varicella Zoster ... - Zoster flare, ... Barr Virus • Herpes
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
Non-inflammatory Causes ... Immune-mediated ... infections • Herpes ... Carcinomatous meningitis ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) Infections in HIV-AIDS
Pre-Exposure Prevention of VZV
Treating Varicella Zoster ... in HIV-AIDS Pre-Exposure ... health-care provider diagnosis ... of varicella or herpes ... Uncomplicated Cases
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... • 75-90% of cases ... Abnormal in 50% of cases ... zoster, West Nile ... #management #neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Summary Acute AIDP ... Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Pathophysiology: • Immune ... Guillain-Barre Diagnosis ... management #treatment #neurology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
): Most common immune ... exposure can be faster ... maculopapular rash ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... #Transfusion #diagnosis
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Reactions: • Immune ... exposure can be faster ... maculopapular rash ... TRALI resembles ARDS ... #Transfusions #diagnosis