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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... , abdomen) - Arterial ... Mycobacterium, Pyogenic bacteria ... Aortitis #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Differential #
Infographic of common causes of acute otitis media and resistance mechanisms of these bacteria. 
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus
mechanisms of these bacteria ... #microbiology #differential ... #diagnosis #antibiotics
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Watery/Large Volume (Small Bowel)
 • Viral
 • Bacterial (e.g. C peffrjngens,
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... • Viral • Bacterial ... Giardia) • Drugs (Antibiotics ... Large Bowel) • Bacterial ... Acute #Diarrhea #Differential
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
cases Drugs (antibiotics ... HepB, HepC Bacterial ... Mnemonic #Causes #Differential
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Whooping cough, Bacterial ... diagnosis #management #Differential ... #workup #algorithm
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
for TPN) and antibiotic ... Sources #Causes #Bacteria ... #Etiology #Differential
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup ... Bacterial culture ... Breath test for bacterial ... #Diarrhea #Workup ... Transplant #diagnosis #differential
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
tissue culture (bacterial ... ) - CBC with differential ... #Gangrenosum #Workup
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup and Management
Differential Diagnosis: Aspiration, Flash Pulmonary Edema, Mucous Plugging, Bronchospasm, Pulmonary Embolism,
Hyperacute Hypoxemia - Workup ... and Management Differential ... Aspiration/PNA: antibiotics ... Hypoxemia #Hypoxia #Workup
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Switch to oral antibiotics ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria ... Lung Abscess Differential ... Abscess #pulmonary #differential