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Congestive Heart Failure - Causes, Pathophysiology and Differential Diagnosis
 • Dilated Cardiomyopathy 
 • Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
and Differential ... • Toxic • Infectious ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #cardiology ... #HFrEF #HFpEF #CHF
Etiologies of dilated cardiomyopathy. HF, heart failure; HFrEF, heart failure with reduced ejection fraction; HIV, human
HF, heart failure ... immunodeficiency virus ... disease - Infection ... cardiomyopathy #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Bacterial Meningitis - Differential ... Acute meningeal signs ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections ... #differential #
Bone Tumor Location within the Skeleton

Epiphysis: 
Only a few lesions are located in the epiphysis, so
chondroblastoma or an infection ... Metaphysis: NOF, SBC, CMF ... Enchondroma and infections ... Diaphysis #Epiphysis #Radiology ... #MSK #Differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... • JC-virus PCR ... #differential #
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
monophasic Pathophysiology ... • Bilateral signs ... Herpes simplex virus ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to a preceding infection ... • Most common infection ... jejuni • Other infections ... the underlying pathophysiology ... and cauda equina TREATMENT
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... noninflammatory Signs ... • Hepatitis B virus ... #Joint #pain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... response preceding infection ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... diagnosis #management #treatment
BEE Syndromes - Non-inflammatory Causes

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

Visual or auditory symptoms in
diagnosis and treatment ... • Herpes virus ... infections • ... consistent with MS ... noninflammatory #differential