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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... pulmonary infection ... other site of infection ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential ... demyelination), Infectious ... Systemic: Systemic infection ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... Degenerative, NPH, Infectious
Causes of Secondary Amenorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Absence of menses for more than 3 cycles or
Causes of Secondary ... Amenorrhea - Differential ... positive progesterone challenge ... Radiation • Infection ... #Differential #
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Disturbances Neurologic ... age-dependent) Infectious ... Respiratory Tract Infection ... Urinary Tract Infection ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Polyneuropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Metabolic: DM, Hypothyroidism, CKD, Cirrhosis, Nutritional deficiency
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- Differential ... • Toxic: EtOH, Meds ... Inflammatory: - Infectious ... Leprosy - Non-Infectious ... #neurology
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... Melanoma • Axillary: Infection ... Sexually transmitted infections ... , Sjögren's • Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious and Non-Infectious Differential Diagnosis
Definition: A focal rounded area of GGO surrounded
Reversed Halo Sign - Infectious ... and Non-Infectious ... consolidation • Infectious ... pneumonia • Non-Infectious ... Reverse #Halo #Sign #Infectious
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
Causes of Respiratory ... the Newborn - Differential ... Amniotic Fluid - Infectious ... Pneumonia - Non-lnfectious ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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feel weak": • Infectious ... Critical illness, Infection ... ↓, Malignancy, Infection ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology