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Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... Differential Bilat ... : Pulmonary edema ... , ARDS, interstitial ... diffuse infections
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
of necrotizing vasculitis ... cancers, including lung ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... Disease: Clinical ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Neurological symptoms ... : Acute onset 2 ... Reversible course Differential ... the underlying cause ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... verrucous) • Lung ... Culture (+): Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... valvular disease • Vasculitis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... , verrucous) - Lung ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... valvular disease • Vasculitis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
has five major clinical ... antigen • India ink prep ... change in the lungs ... pulmonary infection ... nails, bronchi, lungs