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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... , Non-infectious ... #bradycardia #Causes ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Differential Infection ... - Malignancy - Rheumatologic ... Lung #Lesions #Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
SLE) - Viral infections ... deficiency • Liver ... APLS • Acute Infectious ... mountain spotted fever ... #rheumatology #
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... • Clinical: fever ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... , Disseminated infection ... considered in certain cases ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
deep breathing Pulmonary ... Tachypnea: • Pulmonary ... dysfunction; toxic ingestions ... • Temperature/FEVER ... Differential #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... to Infectious Disease ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Herpesvirus B infection ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... Mechanism Of Infection ... endemic fungi cause ... dyspnea, possible fever ... differential #diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Anemia by Mean Corpuscular Volume (MCV) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Low Mean Corpuscular Volume (<80
Causes of Anemia ... Renal Disease, Liver ... Inflammation, Chronic Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology