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Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
Causes of Sore Throat ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Common viral pathogens ... • Acute Head Cold ... Peritonsillar Abscess
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... disease: Pleuritic chest ... level seen • Chest ... Pathogens: •
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
Algorithm for Management ... respiratory viral pathogen ... Assess severity ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #AECOPD #Algorithm
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artery Disease • Stable ... • Asthma • COPD ... Chest Wall Abnormalities ... Pneumonia • ARDS • COPD
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... Spinal stenosis - Abscess ... • Intrinsic Causes ... anterior horn gray matter
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... disc • Epidural abscess ... Causes: 1. ... TB - Spinal abscess ... differential #algorithm
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
Pathogens: ... CLINICAL RECOGNITION ... CLINICAL FEATURES ... Window: - Cold ... source (e.g., abscess
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
non-congested profile (“Cold ... and congested (“Cold ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... cardiology #treatment #table
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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reactivation of latent pathogens ... should be based on clinical ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused ... subcortical white matter
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... status - Able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... change CV risk Chest