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Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... >7 days 2) PCR>culture ... aureus, Bacillus cereus ... Acute #Diarrhea #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Infectious
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB AFB smear microscopy ... Mycobacterial culture ... Liquid and solid cultures ... used to exclude pulmonary ... Mycobacterial culture
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
of Hemoptysis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Vasculitis Infection ... polyangiitis / microscopic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... polyangiitis, Microscopic ... allopurinol), Infection ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... polyangiitis, microscopic ... Others: - Pulmonary ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
parenchyma Diagnosis ... tests and sputum cultures ... deficiency Sputum cultures ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... maltophilia • Bacillus cereus ... #differential # ... diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Infectious: • Pre-existing ... devices (CIED) Non-Infectious ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Diagnosis: • Rheumatic
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
polyangiitis), MPA (microscopic ... coagulopathy) • CBC w differential ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... FINDINGS: • U/A: microscopic ... Renal #Syndromes #differential
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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Celiac Disease - Diagnosis ... T1DM, Addisons, microscopic ... colitis Differential ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection ... Matthew Ho, MD PhD