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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... of symptoms or signs ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #differential #
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
J point • De Winter ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... Equivalents #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... #differential #
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... Infectious: Mycoplasma ... HBV, Coxsackie, CMV ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
point STE >0.1 mV ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... Ischemia #ECG #EKG #diagnosis ... Interpretation #differential
Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Approach To Weakness:
 • Non-neuromuscular disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary etc)
 • CNS ->
Diagnosis Framework ... disorder (Cardiac, pulmonary ... Lack of UMN/LMN signs ... Coxsackie, HIV, CMV ... #Diagnosis #neurology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... without localizing signs ... #diagnosis #tropical ... #travel
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Varicella-zoster virus • CMV ... parenchymatous (tabes ... Acute meningeal signs ... diagnosis #neurology
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
, CNS, skin • Infectious ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #comparison
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial diffuse infections ... partially seen shred sign ... NOT definitively diagnose
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... changes), high MCV ... #Workup #hematology