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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... Classes #NYHA #ACCAHA
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
sometimes advanced treatment ... III and class IV symptoms ... Treatments may include ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #Stages #ACCAHA
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... With treatment, ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... Classes #NYHA #ACCAHA
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... Puncture only if CNS symptoms ... Diagnosis #workup #infectiousdiseases
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Diagnosis: >3 symptoms ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... Renal Failure Treatment
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Transplantation including bone ... Neurological symptoms ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
ingestion • B symptoms ... Immunohistochemical studies (to differentiate ... positive) • Staging ... anymore • Routine bone ... Hodgkin Lymphoma Treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
age 70 years Symptoms ... factor (GCSF) treatments ... blood count with differential ... marrow studies Treatment ... factors (examples: G-CSF
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
massiliense in CF ... ) - Bone Marrow ... , Imaging, high ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases