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Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Accidental* Other: • Acute
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
PCR and CMV pp65 ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential ... should be based ... on clinical presentation ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #clinical #ultrasound
Pulmonary Pathology and Associated Lung Ultrasound Findings
Pneumothorax:
 - No lung sliding/barcode sign
 - Lung point (hard
pleura in severe cases ... the severity Acute ... Distress Syndrome (ARDS ... #differential # ... diagnosis #signs
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Acid Base Disorders ... Acute or chronic ... (AG) = {Na - (Cl ... Diagnosis: Causes ... Classically” noted with pulmonary
Papillary muscle rupture on POCUS Echocardiogram - A4C

Rare case! 70M recent MI with acute resp failure
Echocardiogram - A4C ... Rare case! ... recent MI with acute ... resp failure and pulmonary ... #clinical #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Clindamycin in case ... of PCN allergy ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential #
Causes of Myoclonus - Differential Diagnosis
LOCALIZATION:
 • Cortical: Focal/multifocal: Distal UL+ Face, Action/sensitive induced
 • Sub-Cortical:
- Differential ... hepatic, septic, pulmonary ... ), acid-base, opioids ... #Diagnosis #Causes ... #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Reversible course Differential ... syndrome, ADEM, Acute ... the underlying cause ... until cause identified