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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Cytopenias VIRAL ... : • Chest pain ... Constitutional symptoms ... , chronic diarrhea ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
infection Cardinal Symptoms ... , acute HIV infection ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... , Lassa fever, acute ... • Abdominal pain
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... tobacco hx - Fever ... Pleuritic Chest Pain ... mechanical ventilation Chronic ... Constitutional Symptoms
Subacromial Bursitis on POCUS

Chronic shoulder pain -> #POCUS shows fluid in subacromial bursa, Dx subacromial bursitis
Very
on POCUS Chronic ... shoulder pain - ... #POCUS #clinical ... #shoulder #MSK ... #Ultrasound
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
renal failure Clinical ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... anterior/posterior MSK ... (pain/abnormal
Septic Olecranon Bursitis on POCUS

A patient presents with fever to 102F and pain over her olecranon
on POCUS A patient ... presents with fever ... to 102F and pain ... clinical #ultrasound ... #MSK #Ortho
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
Acute Fatty Liver ... postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... vomiting, abdominal pain ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... Differential Diagnosis: Viral
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... constitutional symptoms ... MONOARTHRITIS • Acute ... or more joints Viral ... Differential #Diagnosis #MSK
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms ... has five major clinical ... , chest pain • ... normal glucose level ... : • Acute or chronic
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
swelling, significant pain ... cellulitis mimic, bursitis ... not possible • Ultrasound ... Dual-energy CT → MSU ... • Serum urate level