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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture Negative ... Abscess - Differential ... culture Brain: ... #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ), Infectious (bacterial ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... Infectious (fungal, TB, parasitic
Algorithm for evaluating multiple ring-enhancing lesions in immunocompetent (HIV negative)

#ringenhancing #lesions #cns #brain #diagnosis #differential #algorithm
Algorithm for evaluating ... immunocompetent (HIV negative ... #lesions #cns #brain ... #diagnosis #differential ... #radiology #neurology
Stroke Evaluation and Management Algorithm

Clinical suspicion of stroke (BE FAST)
 • Balance loss
 • Eyes: vision
Evaluation and Management ... Algorithm Clinical ... speech • Time is brain ... #differential # ... neurology #CVA
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Algorithm in Transplant ... Bacterial culture ... Ova and Parasite ... above testing negative ... #diagnosis #differential
Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm and Management
Hemorrhagic:
 • Intracerebral: HTN, Cerebral Amyloid Angiopathy, Trauma, Bleeding Diathesis,
Stroke - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and Management ... AVM, Aneurysm, Brain ... #management #neurology
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... Lung Lesions • Bacteria ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... Infections #Concurrent #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... Lung Lesions • Bacteria ... Coccidioides • Parasite ... Infections #Concurrent #Differential ... Diagnosis #causes #infectiousdiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Blood Culture-Negative ... cultures remain negative ... factors: - Serology ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Infectious: • Bacterial ... • Nocardia • Parasitic ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... causes #radiology #neurology