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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Causes of Leukocytosis ... Connective Tissue, Infections ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Lymphocytopenia: Infections ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP ... A and B virus infection ... A virus (HAV) infection ... B virus (HBV) infection ... Opportunistic #Infections
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
most frequently caused ... The other cause ... pneumonia: Viral PCP ... This was a PCP-infection
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
↓ CO, ↑ SVR, ↓ PCWP ... ↓ CO, ↑ SVR, ↑ PCWP ... ↓ CO, ↑ SVR, ↓ PCWP ... findings based on cause ... ↑ CO, ↓ SVR, ↓ PCWP
Pulmonary Arterial Catheterization – Use and Interpretation:
-Pulmonary arterial catheterization (PAC) has never been shown to improve
Diagnosis #PACatheter #NormalValues ... Chambers #Wedge #PCWP
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... reaction - Helminth infection ... disease Rare causes ... aspergillosis - Viral infections
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
associated with infection ... Cerumen impaction Infectious ... by bacterial infections ... (90%), Fungal infections ... • Tumor • Infection
Infectious causes of eosinophilia

By Dr. Hawra Al-Lawati @hawraallawati via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Infectious causes ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP ... A and B virus infection ... A virus (HAV) infection ... B virus (HBV) infection ... Opportunistic #Infections