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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
and Workup Clinical ... hypertension) - Symptoms ... Infections: Syphilis ... Inflammatory diseases ... Nivolumab, GM-CSF
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
and Workup History ... procedures - Infection ... pylori test (GI symptoms ... candidate) - Bone ... #Causes #Workup
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... cells per μL • Diagnosis ... should be based on clinical ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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- Differential Diagnosis ... CV/Resp/Heme: CHF ... Myopathy: Drugs (statin ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... #causes #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... • Caused by immune ... and not direct infection ... due to increased CSF ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... external ear, sparing ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Cushing's Disease ... Chemotherapy • Bone ... CRF) • Infection ... endocrinology #causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Meniere's Disease ... Media • Temporal Bone ... nystagmus - Infection
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... , Biological + Bone ... Assessment • Clinical ... /ml, ↑ LDH • Bone ... • Autoimmune diseases
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... Diagnosis was made ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... #Diagnosis #MRI