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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... underlying lung disease ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential ... #infectiousdiseases
Nail Clubbing - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Bronchopulmonary Disease
 • Bronchiectasis
 • Chronic Lung Infection
 • Lung Cancer
Nail Clubbing - Differential ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... Immunodeficiency Virus ... Clubbing #Fingernail #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... • Sickle Cell disease ... #Fever #Acute #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... disseminated microbial disease ... #Causes #Adrenal ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential ... neurocognitive disease ... Encephalopathy #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential ... skin neoplasms Infections ... , infectious mononucleosis ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes ... MIAMI #Mnemonic #Differential
Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Mouth Disorders - Differential ... (Coxsackie Virus ... Streptococcal Throat Infection ... Oral #Disorders #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... associated with viral infections ... Burgdorferi (Lymes disease ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... disease • Myasthenia ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Hematology