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Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell's Palsy Bell ... an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... associated with viral infections ... #Palsy #neurology
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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feel weak": • Infectious ... : • Myopathy: Drugs ... Myasthenia, LEMS, Drug ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... : - Drug reaction ... - Helminth infection ... CD3-CD4+ T cells ... aspergillosis - Viral infections
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... or peripheral neurologic ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... disease • Various drugs ... #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Sparing = Central cause ... - Unilateral: Bell's ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... #neurology #sparing
Drug-Induced Edema
Drug-induced edema is caused by many drugs & can coincide with or worsen pre-existing peripheral
Drug-Induced Edema ... is caused by many ... release from mast cells ... Edema #Medication #Causes ... #Differential #Pharmacology
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... Mild infection: ... 12 000 or <400 cells ... including those caused ... #cellulitis #idsa
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Penicillium marneffei Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing 1st Episode of Penicilliosis (Primary
IDSA Recommendations ... Penicillium marneffei Infections ... Treating Acute Infection ... Penicilliosis #IDSA ... #HIVAIDS #pharmacology
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Post-infectious ... • Toxins • Infection ... NephroP #AKI #causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #nephrology
IDSA - Clinical Strategy to Build an Individualized Treatment Regimen for Multi-Drug Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
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IDSA - Clinical ... are contacts of infectious ... , the source case ... antimicrobials #regimens #pharmacology ... #dosing #idsa #