Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary Trauma: • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury Exertional: •
Differential Diagnosis ... Infection (Viral- HIV ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... oxidative iniury Treatment ... #Differential #
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework Spinal cord neurological lesion: Clinical findings: • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential ... , HIV, CMV, HTLV ... TB - Spinal abscess ... disorders #diagnosis #neurology ... #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary Lung Abscess Etiology: • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... several months of treatment ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework Approach To Weakness: • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc) • CNS ->
of the spinal cord ... Infectious: Brain abscess ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... Lyme myositis • Rhabdomyolysis ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary Causes of Rhabdomyolysis: • Trauma: - Immobilization - Crush injury - Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Infection - Viral (HIV ... #Differential # ... #nephrology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
result in permanent neurologic ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... syphilis, and HIV ... syndromes #lesions #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview Cauda Equina Syndrome: • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr •
Diagnosis: • Spinal cord ... infarct • HIV ... Spinal infection/abscess ... axial T1 and T2 Treatment ... diagnosis #causes #neurology
Transverse Myelitis Overview Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... simplex virus, HIV ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections: •
/ AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... status, and focal neurologic ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... CNS #Infections #differential
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... multiple spinal cord ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
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