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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... Mycobacterium, Pyogenic bacteria ... Aortitis #Diagnosis #Workup ... #Differential #
Bronchiectasis: diagnosis and management 

Causes of localized -> diffuse bronchiectasis
Foreign body, Bronchial stenosis (tumor, .. ),
Whooping cough, Bacterial ... diagnosis #management #Differential ... #workup #algorithm
Age-Focused Initial Evaluation for Pyoderma Gangrenosum 

All Patients: 
 - A thorough history and physical examination
tissue culture (bacterial ... ) - CBC with differential ... #Gangrenosum #Workup
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
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
recovery rate of bacteria ... intra-cellular bacteria ... microbiological techniques Work-up ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... hematology for workup ... infections, TB, Acute bacterial ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
insufficiency, Bacterial ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
- Think about bacterial ... infections (bacterial ... Septic joint (bacterial ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
Lactic Acidosis - Differential ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Biotin) Type D: Bacterial ... • Bacteria ferment ... Lactic #Acidosis #Differential
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Infections in HIV-AIDS Bacterial ... and sputum cx (Bacterial ... Infections #HIVAIDS #workup ... diagnosis #evaluation #differential