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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Gonoccocal Infection (Dermatitis ... Papules & Mucosal Lesions ... like rash) • Primary ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... Primary skin and ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential # ... infectiousdiseases #NTM
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Causes of Intestinal ... Diagnosis Lesions ... Intra-abdominal abscess ... • Infections: Tuberculosis ... • Neoplastic: Primary
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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Granuloma • Abscess ... Malignancy: • Primary ... Metastases ("cannonball lesions ... • Fungal • Tuberculosis ... #Causes #Pulmonary
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Cause Many Illnesses ... Nodular or cavitary lesions ... • Primarily occurs ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... #Infections #differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... stable residual lesion ... Blastomyces - Dermatitidis ... Differential Diagnosis ... #causes #management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Primary Tuberculosis ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... mycobacterial infection (NTM ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Primary Tuberculosis ... #Management #Treatment
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... , or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... encephalitis, abscess ... illness, such as tuberculosis ... Previous vascular lesions ... #emergency #diagnosis