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Chest Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular Causes:
 - Outflow Obstruction
     • Aortic
Chest Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastro-Esophageal Reflux ... • Trauma - Neurologic ... • Somatoform Disorder
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
HIV/AIDS, CGD) Clinical ... presentations: • Pulmonary ... vori Infectious Diseases ... #Management #treatment ... #fungal #infectiousdiseases
Upper Lobe Lung Diseases - STAR CHASERS Mnemonic

S - Silicosis
T - Tuberculosis
A - Ankylosing Spondylitis
R -
Histoplasmosis A - Aspergillus ... granulomatous disorders ... Pulmonary Diseases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #mnemonic
Hypoxemic Respiratory Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
DECREASED INSPIRED OXYGEN
 • Low PATM Can decrease first part
Diagnosis Framework ... respiratory drive due to neurologic ... OSA DIFFUSION DISORDER ... Interstitial lung diseases ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
neurological lesion: Clinical ... Coccidioides, Aspergillus ... Sarcoidosis, Behcet disease ... dysfunction • Abnormal reflexes ... #diagnosis #neurology
Multiple Sclerosis - Summary

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is an autoimmune-mediated neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system
neurodegenerative disease ... Hyperreflexia, Clonus, Babinski ... impairment, Mood disorder ... stimulation Clinical ... #treatment #MS
Upper Motor Neuron (UMN) lesions are lesions occurring anywhere in the CNS from the brain up
may arise from disease ... form part of the differential ... diagnosis. ... and a positive Babinski ... reflex, presenting
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis - Clinical ... Spasticity - Reflexes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... #management #neurology ... #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
antimicrobials, clinical ... whipplei, Fungi (Aspergillus ... exists Infectious Diseases ... #differential # ... workup #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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should be based on clinical ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Suspect in movement disorders ... Demyelinating disease ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases