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Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
fraction; HIV, human ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Pathogens in Pneumonia

Here is a quick review of the pathogens causing pneumonia (useful for enumerating differentials
your grand rounds/cases ... Adenovirus - RSV - Human ... Coronavirus - Human ... #Microbiology #Causes
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
Disease) Other • Human ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Severe Plantar Warts in an Immunocompromised Patient - A physical examination revealed exophytic warty growths on
cutaneous warts are caused ... infection with human
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
URT inflammation causes ... severe swelling causes ... severe swelling causes ... > Inflammation causes ... and RUQ pain • Human
Plasmodium Falciparum Blood Smear.
Key features suggesting Plasmodium falciparum:
- extreme parasitemia
- normocytic RBCs (vivax, ovale prefer big
P. falciparum causes ... ~75% of human malaria ... cases - Banana-shaped
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Herpesviruses (human ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Causes of Erythema ... and C viruses, human ... Erythema #Nodosum #Causes
Genital Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Elevated - Vesicles:
 • Herpes simplex
Elevated - Papules / Plaques -
contagiousum • Human ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... rabies virus, human ... cytomegalovirus, human ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes