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Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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necrophorum - Lemierre’s syndrome ... Pharyngoconjunctival fever • Herpes ... croup • EBV - Infectious ... Infection Mycoplasma ... Pharyngitis #IDSA #diagnosis
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... : - Herpes zoster ... Nile virus - Herpes ... simplex virus, HIV
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
important, as early diagnosis ... pachymeningitis • HIV ... • Herpes virus ... neuropathy (LHON) plus MRI ... lesions and clinical
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Central ... Hemorrhage • CNS Infection ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... - Spinal Cord
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Infarction - Infection ... HIV) - Vitamin ... Brown-Séquard Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Agglutinin Syndrome ... - Due to Viral infection ... Clinical Presentation ... Diagnosis: • hemolytic ... Mycoplasma, EBV, HIV
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... neurological lesion: Clinical ... Infections: - ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
Algorithm Common ... Virus, Adenovirus, Herpes ... Cytomegalovirus, HIV ... Syndrome Chronic ... Tracheobronchitis • Acute Infectious
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
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Differential Diagnosis ... : • Spinal cord ... infarct • HIV ... toon • Spinal infection ... Imaging studies: • MRI
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
- Differential Diagnosis ... of the spinal cord ... parainfluenza, Coxsackie, HIV ... EMG) studies • MRI ... #Differential #Diagnosis