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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... Primarily in patients ... fortuitum - Direct inoculation ... Primary skin and ... It can also cause
Headache Differential - Primary vs Secondary
A vast number of diseases can cause a headache. We divide
Differential - Primary ... of diseases can cause ... divide them into primary ... headaches are caused ... #Secondary #Table
Syphilis Staging - Primary, Secondary, Latent and Tertiary - Timing and Features

Primary syphilis classically presents with
Syphilis Staging - Primary ... and Features Primary ... chancre at the inoculation ... one year after primary ... Latent #Tertiary #Table
Hyperparathyroidism classification
Different causes and features of hyperparathyroidism - raised parathormone (PTH).

#Diagnosis #Hyperparathyroidism #Differential #Primary #Secondary #Tertiary
classification Different causes ... #Differential #Primary ... Tertiary #Comparison #Table
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
Causes of Secondary ... Testing Common causes ... Tests to evaluate cause ... angiography • Primary ... Screening #Workup #table
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Rodents are the primary ... barns and lake houses ... Presentation: • Incubation ... chills, myalgias, nausea
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Chronic heparin - Primary ... Aldosterone #Comparison #Table ... #Causes
Syphilis - Clinical Manifestations and Treatment

1) Primary Syphilis
 • Direct lesion contact during sex is responsible
Treatment 1) Primary ... responsible for most cases ... transmission • Incubation ... 30 years after primary ... Treatment: • Primary
Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
renal failure - Primary ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes #Sodium
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis
Poor Intake 
 - Starvation
 - Anorexia
GI Losses 
 - Vomiting / NG
Ureterosigmoidostomy Urinary ... Low #Potassium #Table ... Classification #Causes