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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Negative Abscess - Differential ... negative culture Brain ... : Aspergillus, Cryptococcus ... Coccidiomycosis, Cryptococcus ... Negative #Abscess #Differential
Differential diagnosis for toxic/metabolic encephalopathies - Patterns on Brain Imaging

Cynthia Czawlytko, MD @drcyncity

#Differential #diagnosis #encephalopathies #encephalopathy
Differential diagnosis ... - Patterns on Brain ... MD @drcyncity #Differential ... encephalopathy #Brain
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... Involvement - Brain ... Herniation • Brain ... stem Lesion Brain ... comatose #aloc #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
histoplasmosis, cryptococcus ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential #
Cervical Lymphadenopathy - Lymph Node Drainage
Preauricular nodes - Drain scalp, skin
 • Differential diagnosis: Scalp infections,
scalp, skin • Differential ... thoracic skin • Differential ... pulmonary • Differential ... oral cavity • Differential ... anterior neck • Differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... Encephalitis, Brain ... Prophyria #Seizures #Differential
Causes of CSF Lymphocytic Pleocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Viral: Arbo, Adeno, Herpes, Entero, HIV
Fungal: Cryptococcus, Cocci, Histo,
Pleocytosis - Differential ... , HIV Fungal: Cryptococcus ... #Pleocytosis #Differential
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
Differential diagnosis ... Aspergillus spp, Cryptococcus ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #Differential
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Todd Paralysis), Brain ... Tumor, Traumatic Brain ... #Mimics #CVA #Differential
Overview of approach to brain death

Pursuing a diagnosis of brain death too early may lead to
of approach to brain ... a diagnosis of brain ... patient should focus ... Brain death evaluation ... patients with no brain