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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Fever, weight ... Chest pain, cough, bloody ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... factor • May cause ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Definitions - Stable Angina, Unstable Angina, NSTEMI, STEMI
1 STABLE ANGINA - Angina
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... (ACS) Definitions ... allow adequate blood ... thrombus formation causes ... EKG Book You'll Ever
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... Long-standing vs ... Red Flags: • Fever ... the patient • Blood ... aneurysms • Acute
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Microbiology: Blood ... Culture (+): Acute ... night sweats, fever ... • Blood cultures
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... Pulmonary 3) Abdominal ... infection • Cough, fever ... • Isolated fever ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... algorithm to determine ... • <12mo since ACS ... unless prior heart/lung ... undergoing AAA or upper abdominal
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Microbiology: Blood ... Culture Positive: • Acute ... night sweats, fever ... #infectiousdiseases