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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 #
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
#rodent #infections ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... Negative Abscess - Differential ... antibiotics as a cause ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Transplant Infections Timeline
Pre-transplant:
 • Common bacteria (endogenous): Staphylococci (skin), Gram-negative bacilli (gut)
 • Viruses: HSV (reactivation)
Engraftment:
Transplant Infections ... #Transplant #Infections ... #Timeline #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Diagnosis and Management ... are caused by members ... IA #Diagnosis #Management ... #treatment #fungal ... #infectiousdiseases
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... , SARS-COV • Fungi ... #Causes #Adrenal ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential ... mandrillaris • Fungi ... - And, in rare cases ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... - Differential ... cause primary pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
fastidious bacteria or fungi ... but important causes ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases