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IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Opportunistic Disease ... complex (MAC) disease ... • Hepatitis A virus ... • Hepatitis B virus ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Sickle Cell disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
IDSA - Prophylaxis to Prevent First Episode of Opportunistic Disease in HIV-AIDS
 • Pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP)
Opportunistic Disease ... complex (MAC) disease ... • Hepatitis A virus ... • Hepatitis B virus ... HIVAIDS #IDSA #management
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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reaction - Helminth infection ... Rare causes: ... aspergillosis - Viral infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #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 Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... - Differential Diagnosis ... neurocognitive disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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for Differential Diagnosis ... skin neoplasms Infections ... , infectious mononucleosis ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Tetanus Toxin -> Spores ... invasion via URT infection ... and hematologic infection ... lymph -> Koplik's spots ... widespread infection
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... disease • Myasthenia ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis ... #neurology