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CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
CENTRAL FACIAL / ... Endemic treponemal infection ... (e.g. ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #differential
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
developing active infection ... • History of BCG ... • Tuberculosis infection ... immunocompromised (e.g ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Manifestations: • Infection ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... spondyloarthritis (e.g ... #Back #Pain #Differential
Male Sexual and Erectile Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Erectile Dysfunction
 - Psychological
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Sensate • Focus ... Sympathomimetic Drugs (e.g ... Priapism • Infection ... Interpersonal Issues (e.g ... psycho-social trauma '(e.g
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... special stains (e.g ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Palpitations - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What?
• It is an unpleasant awareness or sensation that the heart is
Palpitations - Differential ... exam • 12-lead ECG ... Valvular disease (e.g ... palpitations: PVC • Gradual ... /Afib/WPW) • Loss
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Enteroviruses (e.g ... endemic area, - Facial ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections ... #differential #
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Bacterial or viral infection ... Hyperparathyroidism • Facial ... disease, Vasculitis (e.g ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection ... #joint #pain #differential
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... - Brain stem/Cranial ... Serologic and EMG ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
permanent alopecia Differential ... fibromyalgia) • Infections ... • Malignancy (e.g ... Endocrine disorders (e.g ... meningitis • Cranial