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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... Mycobacterium abscessus ... cause pulmonary infection ... other site of infection ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 •
feel weak": • Infectious ... : CHF, valves, COPD ... Critical illness, Infection ... ↓, Malignancy, Infection ... Diagnosis #causes #neurology
Opportunistic Infections in HIV/AIDS
Here's a little symptom-based guide to OIs in pts with HIV I made
Opportunistic Infections ... Tenesmus - Spinal Cord ... Opportunistic #Infections ... Manifestations #CD4Count #InfectiousDiseases
Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Framework:
High-pitched, variable respiratory sound

ETIOLOGIES:
Infectious:
 • Retropharyngeal abscess
 • Acute epiglottitis
 • Peritonsillar
ETIOLOGIES: Infectious ... Retropharyngeal abscess ... Caustic inhalation/ingestion ... Hemangiomas • Vocal cord ... Anaphylaxis • Vocal cord
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Acute Disseminated Infection ... Cutaneous - Neurologic ... Lyme Disease - Neurologic ... Disease #Stages #InfectiousDiseases
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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peritonsillar abscess ... Rhinovirus - Common cold ... Parainfluenza - Cold ... croup • EBV - Infectious ... Primary acute HIV Infection
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
denotes current HBV infection ... or acute) HBV Core ... Marker of HepB infection ... - acute/recent infection ... chronic/remote infection
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
Retropharyngeal abscess ... Bronchoconstriction: Asthma, COPD ... pulmonary edema • Infectious ... Consolidation (Infection ... , Infarction)
Differential diagnosis of Skin + Eye infections
 • Bacterial: Staph spp, Strep spp, Pseudomonas spp, Bartonella,
of Skin + Eye infections ... tuberculosis, M. abscessus ... #dermatology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
meninges in spinal cord ... nerve roots Spinal Cord ... vasculitis and infarction ... stroke Tuberculous Abscess ... and not direct infection