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Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and ... Prosthetic Joint Infection ... (PJI) Duration ... sx of relapsed infection ... #treatment #Debridement
CENTRAL FACIAL / NASAL LESIONS
Bacteria:
 • Leprosy (saddle nose deformity)
 • Tuberculosis (lupus vulgaris)l
 • Endemic
Endemic treponemal infection ... ) Fungus: • Coccidioidomycosis ... Invasive mold infection ... Central #Lesions #infections ... infectiousdiseases #differential
Monoarthritis - Differential Diagnosis
Infection (Acute):
 - S. aureus (most common)
 - S. pneumonia
 - Salmonella (in
Monoarthritis - Differential ... Diagnosis Infection ... Infection (Chronic ... Histoplasmosis, - Coccidioidomycosis ... Monoarthritis #Differential
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential ... skin neoplasms Infections ... chancroid, cutaneous infections ... : berylliosis, coccidioidomycosis ... MIAMI #Mnemonic #Differential
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... Eosinophilia Infection ... Invasive (esp. coccidioidomycosis ... Eosinophilia #Pulmonary #Differential
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Tuberculosis • Fungal Infections ... Histoplasmosis, Coccidioidomycosis ... VitaminD #causes #differential
Skin Ulcers by Etiology - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Physical:
 • Trauma
 • Pressure
 • Radiation
Vascular:
 • Arterial
by Etiology - Differential ... Cryoglobulinemia Infectious ... Histoplasmosis • Coccidioidomycosis ... #dermatology #Differential
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
55 percent) - Infections ... histoplasmosis, coccidioidomycosis ... 1 percent) Infections ... Nodosum #Causes #Differential
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain Infections
When we hear a patient w/ co-occurrence of lung-brain infection, Nocardia seems to
of Lung-Brain Infections ... of lung-brain infection ... Blastomycosis, Coccidioidomycosis ... #Infections #Lung ... #Brain #Differential
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
Soil Related Infections ... - Differential ... Mechanism Of Infection ... fungus balls • Coccidioidomycosis ... #differential #