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CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... present in 15% of cases ... : - MRI - ring ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CNS #Infections #differential
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms ... and TR Murmurs Imaging ... Echocardiography, Cardiac MRI ... #differential #
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
previous neurologic symptoms ... possible neurological symptoms ... • Caused by immune ... due to increased CSF ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Osgood-Schlatter Disease - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Infrapatellar fat-pad edema with loss of the patellar tendon
MSK Radiology Imaging ... fragmentation and mild bone ... • MRI is more sensitive ... tibial tuberosity Differential ... tear (similar symptoms
Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Pachymeningitis is a rare condition that causes areas of a layer
Pachymeningitis - Differential ... condition that causes ... thickening can cause ... different symptoms ... of patients MRI
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
this interesting case ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... cerebellar ataxia Imaging ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho ... Disease #Diagnosis #MRI
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Coltivirus Symptoms ... influenzae Symptoms ... pressure • Gram stain ... Gram stain: Previous
Posterior Ankle Impingement (Os Trigonum) Syndrome - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Os trigonum which has marrow
MSK Radiology Imaging ... Case description ... hallucis longus Differential ... torn ligament on MRI ... flexion but no symptoms
Focal Periphyseal Edema (FOPE lesion) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Arrows identifying the characteristic edema-like signal
MSK Radiology Imaging ... physeal fusion and bone ... repeated follow-up MRI ... (save $$) Differential ... • Bone contusion
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... severe burns, third-spacing ... failure, acute MI ... findings based on cause ... #Diagnosis #table