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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... : M. smegmatis group ... M. mucogenicum group
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... Acute: - Primary Neurologic ... demyelination), Infectious ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Dropped Foot Gait - Paralysis of Dorsal Flexion of the Foot.
When trying to walk the tip
foot touches the ground ... avoid this, he raises ... peroneal nerve, which causes ... DroppedFoot #Gait #Neurology ... PhysicalExam #clinical #video
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Sparing = Central cause ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Causes of Post-Partum ... Algorithm 6 W's for causes ... mastitis - Womb - Wound ... Pyelonephritis Wound ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... or peripheral neurologic ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... #differential #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... nystagmus - Infection ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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feel weak": • Infectious ... Critical illness, Infection ... ↓, Malignancy, Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
deposits - Post-infectious ... disease Renal Causes ... urinary tract) Causes ... Hematuria: • Infection ... #urology #nephrology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness with Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Radiculopathy:
 • Disc
 • Spondylosis
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Causes of Peripheral ... • Tumor • Infection ... • Neoplasm • Infection ... Weakness #Sensory #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes