Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... or signs. ... pp65 antigenemia test ... 50 or less: โ€ข Neurologic ... #signs #symptoms
Pulmonary Embolism - Signs and Symptoms
Most Common Presenting SYMPTOMS 
 - Dyspnea at rest or with
and Symptoms Most ... - Dyspnea at rest ... - Pleuritic pain ... Calf or thigh pain ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... hemorrhage โ€ข ARDS ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Extrapulmonary manifestations of COVID-19
 โ€ข Neurologic: Headaches, Dizziness, Encephalopathy, Guillain-Barrรฉ, Ageusia, Myalgia, Anosmia, Stroke
 โ€ข Renal:
of COVID-19 โ€ข Neurologic ... vomiting, Abdominal pain ... Extrapulmonary #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 โ€ข CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Workup โ€ข CNS symptoms ... Test for the respective ... thin smear โ€ข Signs ... Clinical findings of PAN ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Hypothyroidism and Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms and Signs
Hypothyroidism:
 - General - From asymptomatic to myxedema coma, โ€œLike
Hyperthyroidism - Symptoms ... and Signs Hypothyroidism ... โ€ข Weight gain ... #Hyperthyroid #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... systemic sx + signs ... claudication: pain ... the โ€œChewing gum test ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
shoulder girdle symptoms ... dissection: unilateral pain ... thrombophilia, neurologic ... signs/symptoms ... postpartum #Diagnosis
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 โ€ข Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
Differential Diagnosis ... Possible responses to pain ... โ€ข Examine for signs ... #PhysicalExam #neurology ... #comatose #diagnosis
Diagnostic Scoring System for Wilson's Disease
 - Kayser-Fleischer rings (2 points)
 - Neurological symptoms (2 points)
Diagnostic Scoring ... Kayser-Fleischer rings ... - Neurological symptoms ... possible; more tests ... #neurology