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Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Leukemia - Summary Cancer ... adults in the west ... microglobulin Treatment ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... Labs: • CD4+ T-cell ... Phase: • The short ... ) Treatment: ... #Syndrome #HIV
Hypophosphatemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Appropriately Low Kidney Phosphate Excretion:
 • Decreased GI Absorption: Chronic Diarrhea, Antacids,
, Acute Respiratory ... hormonal therapy, IV ... (MM, lymphoma, cancer ... Carboxymaltose, CAR-T cell ... #phosphorus #workup
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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encephalitis, West ... Herpes Viruses (HSV ... lung cancer - ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... Diagnosis #Causes #Neurology
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
- Summary Acute ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... • Weakness: Starts ... variants: (1) acute ... #neurology
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
(GBS) Acute autoimmune ... immunodeficiency virus (HIV ... and sensitive tests ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
the critically ill ... or diagnostic tests ... - Low cardiac output ... - Compartment syndrome ... Ethylene glycol - HIV