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Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... cough, myalgias, headache ... Burnetii: • Fever, headache ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Long symptom-free ... symptoms most common ... varying neurologic signs ... #differential #
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Uncommon Causes ... blood cells in the lung ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... encephalitis, eastern ... • Common clinical ... meningismus are common ... Acute meningeal signs
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... tightness Most Common ... Causes: • Cystic ... Nasal polyps and signs ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... patterns - History ... lesions in other areas ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean areas ... in the knee-to-chest ... Positive Carnett's sign ... Abdominal #Pain #differential
Chronic hypersensitivity pneumonitis (2)
The case on the left shows an inspiratory and expiratory scan: the mosaic
pneumonitis (2) The case ... Signs of fibrosis ... mid and lower lung ... included in the differential ... Clinical #Radiology #CTChest
Common Dermatological Conditions - Distribution and Morphology
 • Acne vulgaris - Face, upper back, chest -
Common Dermatological ... associated with signs ... Christmas tree pattern ... dermatology #rash #differential ... diagnosis #skin #common
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
definition: Most common ... systemic sx + signs ... very remarkable w/differential ... claudication, headaches ... GCA #Temporal #Signs