Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... steroids to treat infectious ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Treatment
Belly Dancer's Syndrome (Belly Dancer's Dyskinesia)

#Belly #Dancers #Syndrome #Dyskinesia #clinical #video #neurology #physicalexam
Belly Dancer's Syndrome ... Belly #Dancers #Syndrome ... #Dyskinesia #clinical ... #video #neurology ... #physicalexam
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Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... allopurinol), Infection ... DAH, rule out infection ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... this morphology Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 β€’ Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... β€’ Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Urine Microscopy - Casts
Acellular Casts
 β€’ Hyaline Casts - Consists of only precipitated Tamm-Horsfell protein without
Urine Microscopy ... can be either infectious ... or non-infectious ... #Casts #Urine #Microscopy ... #nephrology #interpretation
Simultagnosia on Physical Exam (Balint Syndrome)

The patient can recognize objects one at a time but cannot
Physical Exam (Balint Syndrome ... Simultagnosia #Balint #Syndrome ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video ... #neurology #ophthalmology
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Korsakoff Syndrome
Clinical Findings:
 β€’ Confabulation: Usually initial phase of the disease
 β€’ Anterograde amnesia: Memory impairment
Korsakoff Syndrome ... Clinical Findings ... Therefore, Korsakoff Syndrome ... Encephalopathy Treatment ... #neurology #diagnosis
Urinary Casts and Disease Associations
Hyaline - May be nonspecific; seen in normal individuals or during severe
Urinary tract infections ... Fatty - Nephrotic syndrome ... edgarvlermamd - Nephrology ... #Differential #Microscopy ... #Diagnosis #Nephrology
Marcus Gunn Phenomenon - Jaw Winking Syndrome

Jaw-winking syndrome is thought to be caused by abnormal innervation
- Jaw Winking Syndrome ... Jaw-winking syndrome ... #Jaw #Winking #Syndrome ... #clinical #video ... #neurology #physicalexam
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