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IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
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Aspergillosis Treatment ... • Invasive pulmonary ... aspergillosis (IPA) • CNS ... Diseases Fellows ... Aspergillosis #Treatment
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... - Differential ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
pulmonary infection ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Arterial and Venous Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

STRUCTURAL:
 - PFO: paradoxical emboli
 - Popliteal
Causes of Arterial ... Venous Thrombosis - Differential ... artery aneurysm: Causes ... APLS:PLT ↓ HEMATOLOGIC ... neoplasms - PNH
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis • Infection ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... carcinoma • Non-infectious ... #Origin #FUO #Differential
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... SLE) - Viral infections ... deficiencies - PNH ... APLS • Acute Infectious ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
are caused by members ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... this morphology Treatment ... Diseases Fellows ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis
Exposure:
 • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis
 • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential ... Pneumonitis • Treatment ... #Differential # ... #pulmonary
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Dyspnea - Differential ... - Water - Pus ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... #dyspnea #sob #differential ... #pulmonary
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
lymphoproliferative disease ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes