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Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... is required for diagnosis ... Frequent false-negative ... - Infectious Diseases ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
Constitutional symptoms ... pANCA anti-MPO - Negative ... Evolution: Chronic disease ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Inflammatory bowel disease: Crohn disease compared to Ulcerative colitis 

#Crohns #Disease #Ulcerative #Colitis #Comparison #Table #Manifestations
Inflammatory bowel disease ... : Crohn disease ... Ulcerative #Colitis #Comparison ... Manifestations #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Important Biostatistics and Epidemiology Equations

Sensitivity = TP / (TP + FN) = true positives / disease
true positives / disease ... FP + TN) = true negatives ... / disease absent ... / all negatives ... #calculations #diagnosis
Endocarditis Algorithm - Infective vs Noninfective Causes
Noninfective:
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune disease
 • Systemic infection
Native Valve
• Autoimmune disease ... HACEK • Culture-negative ... epidermidis • Gram-negative ... Enterococcus • Gram-negative ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
 •
paresthetica • Symptoms ... sensory • Before diagnosis ... intervertebral disc disease ... Stabbing) - Negative ... #differential #diagnosis
Major Categories of Diarrhea - Characteristics and Symptoms

#Diagnosis #Diarrhea #Categories #Classification #Symptoms #Comparison #Table
Characteristics and Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Diarrhea ... Classification #Symptoms ... #Comparison #Table
Comparison of vaginal infections characterized by abnormal discharge

#diagnosis #management #table #signs #symptoms #comparison #differential
Comparison of vaginal ... discharge #diagnosis ... #table #signs #symptoms ... #comparison #differential
Characteristics of Selected Pneumonias

Streptococcus pneumoniae (pneumococcus). Gram-positive diplococci. 
Haemophilus influenzae. Pleomorphic gram-negative coccobacilli. 
Staphylococcus aureus. Plump
Plump gram-negative ... Gram-negative rods ... Gram-negative rods ... Pneumonia #Patterns #Diagnosis ... #Comparison #Table
Signs and symptoms of left-sided and right-sided heart failure - Comparison Table

#Left #Right #HeartFailure #CHF #Signs
Signs and symptoms ... heart failure - Comparison ... HeartFailure #CHF #Signs #Symptoms ... #Comparison #Table ... #Diagnosis *