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Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Fungal, Parasite Natural
Causes of Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Massive Hemoptysis (>I00 mL in 24 hours)
 • Malignancy
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Causes of Hemoptysis ... - Differential ... Malformation Normal CXR ... Pulmonary Vasculitis Infection ... • Bacterial
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... by bacterial infections ... polychondritis - Relapsing, bilateral ... #diagnosis
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Broncholithiasis - Differential ... : • Chest Xray ... endobronchial material ... aspirated foreign material ... • Calcified material
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... soil and other material ... endemic fungi cause ... #differential #
Causes of Erythema Nodosum
Common
 - Idiopathic (up to 55 percent)
 - Infections: streptococcal pharyngitis (28 to
Causes of Erythema ... percent) with bilateral ... immunodeficiency virus - Bacterial ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Clinical
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
40% of patients diagnosed ... to produce all classes ... • Increased susceptibility ... bacterial infections ... (e.g. bacterial
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... necrosis (7-14 days later ... Blood cultures • CXR ... early disease) • CXR
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
diagnosis. ... - Chronic post-infection ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Physical stigmata of cor ... parenchyma Diagnosis ... cultures (sputum for bacteria ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis