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Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain Infections
When we hear a patient w/ co-occurrence of lung-brain infection, Nocardia seems to
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain ... thought, but the Ddx ... Endocarditis: Staph, Strep ... • Lemierre syndrome ... #Brain #Differential
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
the Newborn - Differential ... Syndrome (RDS)* ... Amniotic Fluid - Infectious ... Syndrome (RDS)* ... RespiratoryDistress #Newborn #Differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Tumor, Traumatic brain ... injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain
Causes of Pharyngitis - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Bacterial: Group A Strep, Group B and C Strep,
Pharyngitis - Differential ... Diagnosis Infectious ... Lupus, Behcet syndrome ... Autoinflammatory syndromes ... #Pharyngitis #Differential
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... demyelination), Infectious ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... paraneoplastic syndromes ... Encephalopathy #Differential
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential ... Diagnosis Infectious ... 45%) • Group A Strep ... Group C and G strep ... #Pharyngitis #Differential
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

Immune-mediated conditions affecting the Brain, Eye, and Ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in
affecting the Brain ... • Enteroviral infections ... • Herpes virus infections ... #neurology #noninflammatory ... #differential #
BEHIND - Stroke Mimics Mnemonic
Brain: Mass, Hemorrhage, Contusion
Epilepsy: Post Ictal State, 
Hyponatremia, Hypogycemia
Intoxication, Infection
Neuro: Migraine, Multiple
Mimics Mnemonic Brain ... Intoxication, Infection ... Mnemonic #CVA #Neurology ... #Diagnosis #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... allopurinol), Infection ... , biopsy By Tess ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology
Differential Diagnosis for Concurrent Brain and Lung Infections
 • Bacteria: Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae
Differential Diagnosis ... for Concurrent Brain ... • Bacteria: Strep ... spp, Lemierre syndrome ... @ID_fellows #Brain