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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... underlying lung disease ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... : • 80% have fever ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary ... #differential # ... causes #management
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... ), stiff neck, opisthotonus ... endemic fungi cause ... disease • Aspergillus ... diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... Kidney Injury AKI - Differential ... Post-infectious ... NSAlDs, antibiotics ... #Diagnosis #nephrology
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
Causes of Peripheral ... Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... disease • Anemia ... • Chronic Infection ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
Etiologies of Peripheral Neuropathy
 • Metabolic / Nutritional: DiabetesB12 deficiency, Uremia/ESRD, Hypothyroidism
 • Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics,
Medication-induced: ART, Antibiotics ... Chemotherapy • Infectious ... Peripheral #Neuropathy #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Bradycardia - Differential ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Cimetidine Infections ... #diagnosis #causes
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... symptomatology Differential ... allopurinol), Infection ... DAH, rule out infection ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... to Infectious Disease ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential ... • Exercise • Fever ... HSP • Post-infectious ... Minimal change disease ... #Differential #