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Clinical manifestations of acute liver failure 

Brain: 
Hepatic encephalopathy,  
Cerebral edema,  
Intracranial hypertension,
liver failure Brain ... Hepatorenal syndrome ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome Bone ... Signs #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
define the clinical syndrome ... illness script (e.g. brain ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases ... #History #HPI #Diagnosis
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
Fever and Rash - Diagnostic ... Scarlet fever, TSS (Strep ... fungal, EN (drugs, Strep ... angiomatosis, Sweet syndrome ... Algorithm #Schema #InfectiousDiseases
Stool Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Affected Pelvic Floor 
 - Trauma/Surgery
   • Surgery: Anorectal,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Brain, Spinal Cord ... Cauda Equina) - Stress ... Irritable Bowel Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... Nocardia spp, Strep ... hypervirulent), Lemierre's syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #infectiousdiseases
Concurrent Brain and Lung Lesions
 • Bacteria: Nocardia spp, Strep anginosus, Staph aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae (hypervirulent),
Concurrent Brain ... Nocardia spp, Strep ... hypervirulent), Lemierre's syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #infectiousdiseases
AIDS-defining illnesses
 - Candidiasis of the esophagus, bronchi, trachea, or lungs [(but NOT the mouth (thrush)]
Lymphoma, primary, of brain ... Toxoplasmosis of brain ... - Wasting syndrome ... Illnesses #HIV #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #List
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
- Differential Diagnosis ... negative culture Brain ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute respiratory distress ... syndrome (ARDS) ... edema (Traumatic brain ... #differential #diagnosis
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
nutritionally variant Strep ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... #Endocarditis #diagnosis ... differential #workup #infectiousdiseases