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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Infectious Disease Diagnosis ... association • How long ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential ... #Diagnosis #Traveler
Causes of Increased Amylase (Hyperamylasemia)
Increased serum amylase is not always due to pancreatitis. Here are some
Pancreatic, Ovarian, Lung ... Intracranial, COVID ... -19, HIV, Macroamylasaemia ... Amylase #elevation #diagnosis ... #differential #
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
bronchi, trachea, or lungs ... Encephalopathy, HIV ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List ... #Differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... macrophages in HIV ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Syndrome on Neck POCUS ... Differential/diagnosis ... septic emboli in lungs ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Jugular ... Thrombosis #RIJ #Neck #POCUS
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
mucogenicum • HIV ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... NTM #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... (daptomycin in lungs ... Hospital-Acquired Infection: IV ... Difficile, COVID ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Persistence of clinically relevant viruses on dry inanimate surfaces

Most common viruses persist on surfaces for days
virus > 7 days HIV ... How long do nosocomial ... viruses #surfaces #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #table ... contagiousness #COVID19
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Diagnosis: Causes ... glycol (present in IV ... Diarrhea - Renal tubular ... or restrictive lung ... Interpretation #Diagnosis
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Sagittal View

Male with high fever and right
Syndrome on Neck POCUS ... Differential/diagnosis ... septic emboli in lungs ... Lemierres #Syndrome #Jugular ... Thrombosis #RIJ #Neck #POCUS