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Fungal biomarkers
Beta-d-glucan
Aspergillus galactomannan

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx
Fungal biomarkers ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Aspergillus #Candida #Microbiology
Pulmonary symptoms in HIV-infected patient by CD4 count

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via #IDFellowCase
#ID  #Infectious
Pulmonary symptoms ... #IDFellowCase #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Ddx #Diagnosis #Microbiology
Infective endocarditis - etiology and sources of infection. 
 • Native and prosthetic 
valve endocarditis
 •
and sources of infection ... • Soft tissue infections ... #Sources #Causes ... Bacteria #Etiology #Differential ... #Microbiology #
Differential Diagnosis of Pulmonary Eosinophilia
Infection:
 • Helminthic: Loffler syndrome (Ascaris, hookworm, Strongyloides), Tropical pulmonary eosinophilia (lymphatic
Differential Diagnosis ... Infection: • ... Paragonimiasis • Fungal ... Washington University ID ... Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... endocarditis • ... : • Fungal • ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... • Endocarditis ... Onset • Fungal ... JointPain #MSK #Differential ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... lines, osteo, endocarditis ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
 •
Causes of Hemoptysis ... - Differential ... Vasculitis Infection ... Tuberculosis • Fungal ... #Hemoptysis #Differential
Causes of blood culture negative infective endocarditis

Bartonella spp, Brucella spp, Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydia spp, Tropheryma whipplei,
negative infective endocarditis ... Tropheryma whipplei, Fungi ... #differential # ... culture #negative #Endocarditis ... InfectiousDiseases #Microbiology
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... embolus I = infection ... (TB, fungal, staph ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential ... #Lung #Pulmonary