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Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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feel weak": • Infectious ... : UMN (stroke, tumor ... Polyneuropathy, ALS ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic Causes ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... ILD, Sarcoid, Tumor ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection ... body • Chronic: Tumor
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
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Causes: • Mycobacterium ... Noninfectious Causes ... : • Pulmonary ... a bronchus Mimics ... Endobronchial Tumor
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Illnesses: • Pulmonary ... Kansasii: • Mimics ... including therapy with tumor ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... versus molecular mimicry ... Enhancement - TM and tumor ... causes need to ... diagnosis #management #neurology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Viridans (Sanguinis, Mitis ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Metastatic disease and tumor ... Treat underlying cause
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Cerebral > Splenic, Pulmonary ... Metastatic disease and tumor ... Septic emboli cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
if SSTI or port infection ... antibiotics TLS ... (tumor-lysis syndrome ... Treat underlying cause ... renal failure, pulmonary