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Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome ... : Candida, Cryptococcus ... , Aspergillus, Histoplasma ... Paracoccidioides • Viruses: HIV ... #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... worsening of that disease ... opportunistic infection ... infection Treatment ... #Differential #
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
) • Fungal - Aspergillus ... Coccidioides, Cryptococcus ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... #differential # ... diagnosis #cardiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... since cART) Aspergillus ... factor • May cause ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Tropheryma Whipplei • Aspergillus ... • Cryptococcus ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... insult that leads ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Differential Diagnosis ... • Cryptococcus ... Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... #Diagnosis #cardiology