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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Acute Eosinophilic ... initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever ... #diagnosis #comparison
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... Pleural effusion, Pulmonary ... poisoning, DKA, Fever
CGD and Mulch Pneumonitis
This acute fulminant invasive fungal pneumonia in absence of iatrogenic or exogenous immunosuppression
invasive fungal pneumonia ... dyspnea, hypoxia, fever ... and evidence of pulmonary ... #Pneumonitis #chronic ... granulomatous #disease
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
or chronic illness ... Lobar pneumonia ... with cough and fever ... with low oxygen level ... interstitial lung disease
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
• Rheumatic fever ... or more joints Viral ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
CTD (SLE) - Viral ... - APLS • Acute ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... mountain spotted fever ... #rheumatology #
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Pulmonary infarction ... • COVID-19 Pneumonia ... hepatitis • Acute ... ratio < 1.5) from viral ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
rheumatic fever ... • Chronic - Think ... • Acute = Viral ... #Joint #Pain #MSK ... #rheumatology #
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
12-24 Hours • Fever ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... • Serum urate level ... management #treatment #rheumatology