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Causes of Dyspnea by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Dyspnea #ShortnessOfBreath #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Dyspnea ... System #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #Dyspnea ... ShortnessOfBreath #Differential
Algorithm and Causes of an Elevated Hemidiaphragm #Diagnosis #Radiology #EM #IM #PCC #Elevated #Hemidiaphragm #ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm
Algorithm and Causes ... Diagnosis #Radiology #EM ... #IM #PCC #Elevated ... ElevatedHemidiaphragm #Diaphragm #Differential
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Status #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
Algorithm and Differential ... RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Urology #Hematuria ... #Macroscopic #Differential
Antinuclear Antibody Testing - Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Patterns
Nuclear Patterns:
 • Homogeneous pattern: 
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Scl70 (in some cases ... • Reticular/AMA ... /SjS OS - AMA ... body-like: - Neurologic ... Cytoplasmic #Patterns #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Demyelinating disease caused ... • Symptoms: AMS ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Good indicator to differentiate ... /l is regarded as ... CNS #Infections #differential ... #diagnosis #neurology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
but important causes ... factors: - Serology ... - PCR for ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
proximal weakness, arms ... life-threatening Differential ... Miller Fischer and PCB ... Myasthenia Crises ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
infections, such as ... Life-Threatening Causes ... , and possibly PCR ... Fever #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases