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Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
to severity of symptoms ... Association, which is classes ... sometimes advanced treatment ... Classification #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
flare ups that cause ... class III and class ... IV symptoms. ... Treatments may include ... Staging #Stages #ACCAHA
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
Association functional class ... With treatment, ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... Classification #Stages #Classes ... #NYHA #ACCAHA
Syphilitic gummas in Tertiary syphilis
Tertiary syphilitic gummas may mimic basal cell carcinoma. The gummatous tumors are
treated, in most cases ... Without treatment ... are no signs or symptoms ... vessels, liver, bones ... Tertiary #syphilis #clinical
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... present in 15% of cases ... Antimicrobial treatment ... hemorrhage • CSF ... Demyelinating disease caused
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
Hyperthyroidism Overview Clinical ... psychosis - CHF ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... hyperthyroidism #causes ... endocrinology #signs #symptoms
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Transplantation including bone ... Neurological symptoms ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... with AEDs until cause
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
= Hypocellular bone ... Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... and petechiae Causes ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... • Improve the symptoms
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... surgery, trauma, and bone-marrow ... transplantation CLINICAL ... than one after symptom ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
group of disorders caused ... age • 22 and 45 cases ... age 70 years Symptoms ... Out Secondary Causes ... factors (examples: G-CSF