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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious Knee ... - Syphilis - Tuberculosis ... Seronegative Reactive Syndrome ... #differential #diagnosis
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... diseases - Severe ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Diagnosis: Latent ... Treatment: Active ... HIV-infected patients should ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Diagnosis: Latent ... Treatment: Active ... HIV-infected patients should ... #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
and less common diseases ... important, as early diagnosis ... and treatment can ... • Syphilis • Tuberculosis ... • Lyme disease
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing Human Papillomavirus Infections and Cervical Cancer Screening for Women with in HIV-AIDS
Recommendations
IDSA Recommendations ... HIV aged 21–29 should ... • Pap test should ... #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Hansen's Disease (Leprosy)
 • Transmission - not completely understood, ?nasal droplets
 • Symptoms appear ~5 years
and borderline tuberculoid ... and numerous AFB Treatment ... x 24 m BIDMC Infectious ... #Leprosy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
Overwhelming clinical syndrome ... age, however the disease ... : • Infection ... should be diagnosed ... #management #treatment
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Management Summary ... blood cultures should ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... Distal joints, knees ... #Management #Microbiology
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome ... of invasive GAS disease ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... #STSS #treatment ... #management #diagnosis