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Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis by Mechanism
Decr Blood Pressure (“Decr Effective Circulating Volume”) 
 - Volume depletion
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Cirrhosis Syndrome ... carcinoma of the lung ... . pneumonia, COPD ... #Table #Causes
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
- Spinal Cord Syndromes ... Infarction - Infection ... (e.g., poliovirus ... Lower motor neuron symptoms ... #differential #diagnosis
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Infections 2. ... and duration of symptoms ... #Urticaria #diagnosis ... #rheumatology #comparison ... #table
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... Key signs and symptoms ... define the clinical syndrome ... . brain and lung ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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loss (>5 lb; 2.5 kg ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... • HIV-1 p24 core ... acquisition in which no diagnostic ... #HIV #diagnosis
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
to Eosinophilic Lung ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
inflammation Symptoms ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... Physical stigmata of cor ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... shows a small, stable ... residual lesion or is clear ... • Vasculitis (e.g
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
including the word ... cancers, including lung ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... granulomas within the lungs ... at the time of diagnosis ... (e.g. incidental ... Self-limiting, chronic but stable