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Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Diagnosis Framework ... auditory nerve (CN ... ) ○ Meningitis ... zoster virus ... ○ Meningitis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... 1): • Herpes ... • Varicella-zoster ... Maculopapular rash ... • Uveitis • Rash
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... antiretroviral therapy Herpes ... Tuberculous Meningitis ... Cryptococcal Meningitis ... #HIV #CNS #Infections
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
pleural effusions, CNS ... • Varicella Zoster ... - Zoster flare, ... unintentional weight loss ... Barr Virus • Herpes
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
evidence of (fatigue, rash ... arthritis, weight loss ... eruption - Butterfly rash ... Photosensitive rash ... Photosensitivity • Malar rash
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... mucositis - Rash ... Anorexia • Weight loss ... • HBV HCV • ... #rheumatology #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... Infections: - Herpes ... zoster, West Nile ... virus - Herpes ... simplex virus, HIV
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
Anorexia • Weight loss ... malaise, weight loss ... , mucositis • Rash ... chorioretinitis, CNS ... #Rheumatology