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MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
the potential causes ... Metastasis A – Abscess ... eg. tumefactive MS ... Radiation necrosis #Diagnosis ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Posterolateral Corner (PLC) Injury - Posterolateral Drawer Test
Injury to the posterolateral corner (PLC) is difficult to
Posterolateral Drawer ... is difficult to diagnose ... Most lesions of ... #Injury #Drawer ... Knee #Posterior #msk
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
- punched out lesions ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... #Bone #Tumors #Diagnosis ... #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Papules & Mucosal Lesions ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... ß-blockers, CNS lesions ... #bradycardia #Causes ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
other aggressive lesion ... intracortical Brodie abscess ... #Bony #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #XRay #MSK #pediatrics
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Causes of Seizures ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Neurocysticercosis, PML
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... • Most common cause ... of PCN allergy ... stable residual lesion ... Differential Diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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in HIV / AIDS - Differential ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... Demyelinating disease caused ... CNS #Infections #differential ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases