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Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Whipple's disease suspected:
 • Arthralgias, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea
) - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Unexplained progressive CNS ... early-onset cognitive deficits ... • Fever of unknown ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
IDSA Algorithm for the Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia

LOW RISK
 • Antidpated neutropenia < 7
IDSA Algorithm for ... Management of Fever ... #neutropenic #fever ... #IDSA #Algorithm
Algorithm for evaluation of a patient with a peripheral neuropathy. (ECG = electrocardiogram; EMG/NCS = electron
Algorithm for evaluation ... electrocardiogram; EMG/NCS ... conduction studies; AIDS ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #Algorithm ... #NCS #EMG
Cerebral Toxoplasmosis 
- Most comrnon CNS infection in patients with AIDS 
who are not receiving appropriate
- Most comrnon CNS ... patients with AIDS ... Headache • Fever
Natural History of HIV Infection - Timeline of Progression
Acute:
 • Viral Transmission → High VL (steady
progression to AIDS ... Asymptomatic, +/- fevers ... chronic inflammation AIDS ... • CD4 < 200 or AIDS ... defining illness
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Symptoms: AMS, motor deficits ... differential #diagnosis #AIDS
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Neurological deficits ... and signs (e.g., fever ... brain lesion • CNS ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Further Workup • CNS ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
on the block – aims ... components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... Stratification #Fever
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Neutropenic Fever - Reassess after 2-4 days of empirical antibiotic
IDSA Algorithm for ... of Neutropenic Fever ... #neutropenic #fever ... #IDSA #Algorithm