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Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Disseminated Gonoccocal Infection ... • Primary HIV Infection ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Point-of-care Ultrasound for Diagnosis of Abscess in Skin and Soft Tissue Infections

1. POCUS is more accurate
Point-of-care Ultrasound ... and Soft Tissue Infections ... cellulitis in cases ... where abscess is ... not clinically
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Leg Pain: • Infection ... entrapment • Infections ... #Leg #pain #differential ... lower #extremity #msk
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
peritonsillar abscess ... Primary acute HIV Infection ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #bacteria ... #microbiology
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
Pathogenesis and clinical ... • Through aditus ... resolution of infection ... -> Petrositis (infection ... inflammation or infection
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Waterborne Infections ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Infections ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... is biphasic • Clinical
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Primary and Secondary Headaches - Red Flags and Differential Diagnosis
Red Flags (SNOOP):
S - Systemic		
N - Neurologic
Red Flags and Differential ... Sensitivity ETOH Infection ... Substance Withdrawal Infection ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... #causes #primary
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
CNS Infection in ... Opportunistic Infections ... should be based on clinical ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Factors For NTM Infections ... status NTM Cause ... diagnosis • Microbiologic ... #differential #