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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #differential # ... workup #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Systemic: Systemic infection ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... neurocognitive disease
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... primary adrenal infection ... Insufficiency #AI ... #differential # ... #infectiousdiseases
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection ... Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome ... CNS Infection ... is biphasic • Clinical ... Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
with bacterial infection ... prosthetic joint infection ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #approach #workup ... #differential #
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Reversible course Differential ... Infection, Electrolyte ... #neurology
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... weeks without infection ... cells can indicate disease ... ’s lymphoma or acute ... #workup #oncology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
life-threatening Differential ... inhibition - Chronic ... aspiration and acute ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... #management #neurology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
affects the skin, neurologic ... Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... tract, and often causes ... , recent viral infection ... #Diagnosis #Rheumatology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
Marrow Failure • Chronic ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... • Parvovirus infection ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology