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Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Staph. aureus ... Epiglottitis #Signs #Causes ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Neck Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Inflammatory:
 • Viral (reactive): EBV, HIV
 • Bacterial: Staph/Strep, Tularemia, Brucella
Neck Mass - Differential ... • Bacterial: Staph ... #Neck #Mass #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
ACTH-Dependent (Secondary):
 • Pituitary Dysfunction
 • Hypothalamic Dysfunction
ACTH-Independent (Primary):
Causes of Adrenal ... Insufficiency - Differential ... Meningococcemia, Staph ... Insufficiency #AI #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Differential Diagnosis ... Strep anginosus, Staph ... endocarditis (Staph ... Infections #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Etiology of community acquired empyema determined by 16S rRNA sequencing. MRSA=meticillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus; MSSA=meticillin sensitive
meticillin sensitive Staph ... InfectiousDisease #Causes ... #Bacterial #Causes ... #Differential #
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
mnemonic for the causes ... abscess (TB, fungal, staph ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Strep anginosus, Staph ... endocarditis (staph ... Infections #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Strep anginosus, Staph ... endocarditis (staph ... Infections #Concurrent #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... spp, mycoplasma, staph ... Subacute to Chronic Causes ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
mastitis • Usually caused ... by staph aureus ... diseases #benign #differential ... diagnosis #surgery #causes