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Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
come in to your clinic ... not sure what #infection ... to narrow your differential ... to narrow your differentials ... #differentials #
Systolic Anterior Motion (SAM) of the Mitral Valve (MV)

Systolic anterior motion (SAM) describes the dynamic movement
Differential diagnosis ... Acute myocardial infarction ... MV #Cardiology #Clinical
Lymphocutaneous Sporotrichiosis Infection

Landscaper w/ painless nodular rash of arm present for months wax and wane; diagnosis?
Lymphocutaneous
Sporotrichiosis Infection ... biopsy preferred Differential ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection ... #clinical #photo
Freiberg Infraction - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Sclerosis of the 2nd MT head with flattening of
Freiberg Infraction ... mimic Freiberg infraction ... Differential diagnosis ... #foot #clinical ... #mri #clinical
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... respiratory infection ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
• Drug Fever CLINICAL ... the most likely infection ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Intrinsic Causes: - Infarction ... - Infection ( ... sclerosis • Clinical ... spinal artery infarction ... syndromes #lesions #differential
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Normal: < 1% Clinically ... Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... likelihood of negative clinical ... superior indicator of infection ... #Bandemia #differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
e.g., HIV), EBV infection ... Autoimmune diseases • Clinical ... Noncontiguous spread • Clinical ... involvement Differential ... oncology #diagnosis #differential
Sporotrichiosis Hand Infection
Sporotrichoid pattern of spread.  There are only 3 differentials in this case. Sporothrix/M.marinum/
Sporotrichiosis Hand Infection ... There are only 3 differentials ... Sporotrichiosis #Infection ... #clinical #photo