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Aortic Dissection - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • HPI: sudden onset, "tearing" chest pain, radiation to
Aortic Dissection ... concurrent stroke-like symptoms ... Dissection protocol • Classification ... anticoagulation - MH/CCF ... Management #summary #treatment
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... STAGES of CHF (A ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... HeartFailure #Staging #Classification
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
based solely on symptoms ... With treatment, ... who never show symptoms ... past or current symptoms ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
Invasive disease) • CSF ... / CT if focal symptoms ... infectiousdiseases #treatment ... #microbiology
Krabbe Disease 

Check out this interesting case of Krabbe disease, a rare genetic leukodystrophy. Diagnosis was
testing and expedite treatment ... neurotoxic • Symptoms ... thalami • Enlarged optic ... • Dec NAA, inc Cho
Optic Neuritis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Epidemiology: Female (75%), 18-50 years,
caucasian
 • Symptoms: Moderate visual
Optic Neuritis - ... caucasian • Symptoms ... lesions (b) • CSF ... corticosteroids TREATMENT ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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trend response to treatment ... , pericardium, bone ... Urine & Blood & CSF ... Glucan in blood/CSF ... Puncture only if CNS symptoms
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
dental fixatives, Treatment ... Musculoskeletal: Low bone ... Peripheral neuropathy, Optic ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Transplantation including bone ... Neurological symptoms ... the brain • CSF ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment