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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential #diagnosis ... causes #radiology #neurology
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Other: • Sepsis (e.g ... Head Trauma • Brain ... (Otitis Media) ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... Disease Patient ... . brain and lung ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Differential Diagnosis ... allopurinol), Infection ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... Bronchoscopy with serial ... #nephrology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... μL • Diagnosis ... headache, altered mental ... Demyelinating disease ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
requires special media ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... - PCR for ... Diseases Fellows ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... lyme • Altered mental ... Space-occupying brain ... lesion • CNS infection ... #Algorithm #neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... : Serology (preferred ... Culture & GS, PCR ... Treatment: • Severe Disease ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis ... immunosuppression (eg ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... Diseases Fellows ... treatment #fungal #infectiousdiseases
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain ... and less common diseases ... • Lyme disease ... skull neoplasms (e.g ... BEE #Syndromes #neurology