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Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup ... Subacute: • Acute Infections ... : Lung abscess, ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... ): • Chronic Infections
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
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... history of prior infections ... pathogens also exists Infectious ... #infectiousdiseases
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Acute Disseminated Infection ... Cutaneous - Neurologic ... Lyme Disease - Neurologic ... Disease #Stages #InfectiousDiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
History - Clues to Infectious ... Herpesvirus B infection ... Commercial sex worker ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
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
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dysfunction - Imbalance, neurologic ... nystagmus - Infection ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Abscess ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Infarction ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... Diagnosis Framework Infections ... Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... Respiratory Infections
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Differential Diagnosis • Neurologic ... Thyroid disease • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Recreational drugs, Toxic ingestions
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Hypercarbia • Infectious ... neuronitis, CNS abscess ... • Neurologic: ... MINT #Mnemonic #neurology