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Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Non-Inflammatory: Musculoligamentous, Bone-Degenerative, Bone-Fractures, Disc-Herniation
 • Inflammatory: Infection,
Inflammatory: Infection ... Endocrine • Referred
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Manifestations: • Infection ... enteropathic arthritis) Referred
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
• Muscle • Referred ... Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic infections
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
of neoplastic, infectious ... by Rest Pain Referred
Tongue Pathology 

Geographic tongue, fissured tongue, and hairy tongue are the most common tongue problems and
with a candidal infection ... require biopsy or referral
POCUS appearance of Pleural thickening at right base. (patient was referred as possible pleural effusion, referral
(patient was referred ... pleural effusion, referral
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis vs infection ... urgent rheumatology referral ... ophthalmology referral
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 • Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 • CNS aspergillosis
 • Cardiac Aspergillus infection
 •
Cardiac Aspergillus infection ... • Aspergillus infections ... of eye Infectious
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Bacterial Enteric Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Bacterial Enteric Illness:
 • Antimicrobial
Bacterial Enteric Infections ... mg IV) q12h Preferred ... mg IV) q12h Preferred ... Clostridium difficile Infection ... opportunistic #infections
Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection
 - 3 mos isoniazid plus rifapentine given once weekly (Preferred)
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Latent Tuberculosis Infection ... given once weekly (Preferred ... rifampin given daily (Preferred ... rifampin given daily (Preferred