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Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... hemorrhage + rapidly progressive ... Malaria, Babesiosis, Disseminated ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Jaw Clonus on Physical Exam

A 24-year-old man presented with progressive dysphagia, dysarthria, and weakness in his
presented with progressive ... consistent with a diagnosis ... PhysicalExam #Clinical #Video ... #ALS #Neurology ... #NEJM
Causes of Peripheral Weakness without Sensory Changes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Objective Weakness
 • Cardio-pulmonary disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... Weakness • Cardio-pulmonary ... disease • Anemia ... Lead toxicity • Progressive ... Peripheral #Weakness #Neurology
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Coccidioidomycosis, disseminated ... Cytomegalovirus disease ... tuberculosis, any site (pulmonary ... recurrent - Progressive ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Borrelia (Lyme Disease ... OTHERS - Acute disseminated ... encephalomyelitis - Progressive ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Causes #Neurology
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Progression: ( ... infection • Progressive ... Progression: • ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... and death from disseminated
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Progression: ( ... infection • Progressive ... Progression: • ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... and death from disseminated
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... proteinuria, Rapidly progressing ... affects the skin, neurologic ... is 50 years • Progressive ... immune GN (rapidly progressive
Disseminated Actinomycosis- ...Computed tomography of the chest and abdomen revealed multiple pulmonary nodules (Panel A) associated
revealed multiple pulmonary ... with the use of video-assisted ... patient received a diagnosis ... uncommon, slowly progressive ... #NEJM #clinical
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
versus molecular mimicry ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... IgG index • Progression ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... #management #neurology