Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Academic Hospitalist and Program Director @SinaiBmoreIMRes, Medicine clerkship director GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences RMC at Sinai, Clinical reasoning,Simulation and POCUS enthusiast - https://twitter.com/rav7ks
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Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis and Management Summary Trauma: • Immobilization, Crush iniury, Compartment syndrome, Electrical injury Exertional: •
Diagnosis and Management ... Infection (Viral- HIV ... Dermatomyositis) AKI - Pathophysiology ... #Summary #causes ... #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary Lung Abscess Etiology: • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
disorders, or other causes ... • Secondary Causes ... • HCV, HBV Not ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #nonpalpable #dermatology
Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) Overview Increased Clotting and Consumption of Clotting Factors Findings: • Bleeding • Recent history
protein C and S Pathophysiology ... deficiency) • HIT ... Treat primary cause ... #treatment #management ... #hematology
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework STRUCTURAL: - PFO: paradoxical emboli - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... neoplasms - PNH - HIT ... Diagnosis #clots #hematology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection •
symptoms • >50,000 HIV ... elevation • Nausea ... 14%), in which case ... -1 and HIV-2 • ... antibody test) Treatment
Aplastic Anemia - Overview Who? • M = F • 3 peaks: 1) Childhood 2) 15-25 years 3) >60 years What? • Aplastic anemia
and petechiae Causes ... - HIV • Immune ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Anemia #oncology #hematology ... #diagnosis #management
HIV-Associated Neurocognitive Disorder (HAND) Definition: HIV-Associated Neurocognitive disorders categories: • Asymptomatic neurocognitive impairment • Mild neurocognitive impairment • HIV dementia Pathophysiology: HIV frequently
impairment • HIV ... dementia Pathophysiology ... : HIV frequently ... Treatment: • HAART ... treatment • Cognitive
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... Campylobacter jejuni - HIV ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework VENOUS THROMBOSIS • Acquired Risk Factors: - >48 hours
Hematological: - HIT ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes ... Venous #Arterial #pathophysiology ... #hematology #differential
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