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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Diseases #Infections ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #Fungal ... #Fungi #BDG #BDGlucan ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
Endocarditis Algorithm ... • Autoimmune disease ... • Systemic infection ... Native Valve - Acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Weight loss - DDX ... Alphavirus - Fungi ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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- rare during transient ... cerebrospinal fluid DDX ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... ART to slow HIV disease ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... taking a shower and moving ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... tuberculosis) • Fungi ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... mass • Rapidly rising ... -> AML: Blast crises ... plaques) AML Dx ... Hematology #Oncology #Diagnosis
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... Glomerulonephritis DDX ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause