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Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... for Diagnosis of ... POCUS is more accurate ... #POCUS #Accuracy ... LikelihoodRatios #Accuracy #Diagnosis
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
any time during treatment ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... Treatment: ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... 4 weeks after starting ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... differential #TB #neurology
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
(MS), Epidural abscess ... Guillain-Barre syndrome ... poisoning, Scorpion sting ... #differential #diagnosis ... #neurology
"Normal Kidney" by Renalfellow.org

#Pocus #nephrology #kidney #ultrasound #diagnosis #management #clinical
Renalfellow.org #Pocus ... #nephrology #kidney ... #ultrasound #diagnosis
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
BEE Syndromes - ... important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... #neurology #inflammatory ... #differential #diagnosis
CNS Manifestations of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)

Clinical Manifestations: Demyelinating Syndrome, Headache, Movement disorders, Seizure disorders, Aseptic
Demyelinating Syndrome ... permeability Diagnosis ... Puncture, EEG Treatment ... Erythematosus #SLE #CNS #neurology ... #management #treatment
Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 • Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 • Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... neudrawlogy #Korsakoff #Syndrome ... #neurology #diagnosis
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... dysfunction paralysis Diagnosis ... thorough H&P, other imaging ... as needed Treatment ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #neurology