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Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
administration of antimicrobials ... , exposure to antimicrobials ... , clinical course ... but important causes ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Anisocoria - Pupillary Defects - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Physiological - Simple Anisocoria ( <O.5mm)
 - Anisocoria equal
Pupillary Defects - Differential ... pilocarpine • Pharmacologic ... adrenaline • Cluster ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Ophthalmology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... with appropriate antimicrobial ... therapy • Antimicrobial ... #differential #
HSV Infection: Cluster of vesicles overlying skin at medial margin of eye. The upper lid is
HSV Infection: Cluster ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Ophthalmology ... Vesicles #Ocular #Photo
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
flora in dogs & latter ... can cause overwhelming ... gram-negative bacillus cause ... #dermatology #clinical ... #photo
CSF Penetration of Antimicrobials

Despite the poor CSF penetration, beta-lactams have the most research documenting successful treatment
Penetration of Antimicrobials ... other antibiotic classes ... successfully in clinical ... 5 however clinical ... InfectiousDiseases #Pharmacology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... are contacts of infectious ... , the source case ... management #Treatment #antimicrobials ... #regimens #pharmacology
Intermittent Bilateral Exophthalmos (Alternating Exophthalmos and Enophthalmos) on Physical Exam

Observing this patient in silence for a
The cause of this ... Differentials for ... this are: Infectious ... Alternating #Bilateral #clinical ... #video #ophthalmology
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... very remarkable w/differential ... vasculitis vs infection ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... required +/- prompt ophthalmology
Crystalline Keratopathy on Slit Lamp Examination

Slit lamp examination demonstrated scattered refractile particles within the anterior stroma.
Differential diagnosis ... multiple melanoma), infectious ... and iatrogenic causes ... #Keratopathy #clinical ... #physicalexam #ophthalmology