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Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... #causes #differential
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... revealed only after ... enhancement on CT ... Demyelinating disease caused ... #diagnosis #AIDS
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
EGPA) • Renal: (AKI ... Other tests: • CT ... LVEF, pericardial effusion ... Goodpasture's cause ... seen on chest CT
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
involvement • 30%: CNS ... : Blast crises ... leukostasis syndrome: CNS ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
CT: Halo sign ... Lymphadenopathy, CNS ... factor • May cause ... pneumonia, pleural effusion ... Infections #HIV #AIDS
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... syndrome): - Hematologic ... Treat underlying cause ... , SOB, pleural effusions ... Oncology #HemeOnc #Diagnosis