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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 ... Cytomegalovirus, HIV ... common bacterial pathogen
"Appropriate patient positioning for lumbar puncture and location of the L4/L5 intercostal space"-McMaster Textbook of Internal
the examination table ... Lower limbs should ... flexed at knees and hips ... spine; it should form ... perpendicular to the table
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... lgE - Antigen Form ... Allergen-specific lgE causes ... types #allergy #table ... classification #comparison
Causes of Dysuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pyuria - Leukocytes on Dipstick/Microscopy
 - Bacteriuria & Hematuria -
Causes of Dysuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Lower ... Neoplasm - Non-Pathogenic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms
Kaposi Sarcoma (KS) is an endothelial cell cancer with an inflammatory component, which has
Kaposi Sarcoma Forms ... Typically confined to lower ... Adults present with lower-limb ... Kaposi #Sarcoma #Forms ... #comparison #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
thought to be a form ... perstans • A form ... classically on the lower ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Reproductive Number (R0 "R Naught") showing how contagious / transmissible a pathogen is.  The R0
transmissible a pathogen ... Ebola) and their case-fatality ... take into account case-fatality ... #coronavirus #comparison ... #table #SARS #Ebola
Drug Induced Lupus vs SLE
Drug Induced Lupus (DIL):
 • Epidemiology: -10% of all lupus cases, drug-dependent,
10% of all lupus cases ... : Usually mild forms ... Discontinuation of causal ... druginduced #lupus #sle #comparison ... #table #rheumatology
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... wound and other forms ... syphilis, and HIV ... Weakness - Lower
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
spasticity • Lower ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... Viral: VZV, HSV, HIV ... Upper extremity, lower ... differential #algorithm