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CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
toxo IgG • CNS PCR ... Infectious: ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Papules & Mucosal Lesions ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... #JointPain #MSK
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Antimicrobial treatment ... tuberculomas, or abscesses ... #differential #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... stable residual lesion ... Differential Diagnosis ... #pulmonary #differential
Causes of Intestinal Obstruction - Differential Diagnosis
Lesions Extrinsic to the Intestinal Wall:
 • Adhesions: Postoperative, Congenital,
Obstruction - Differential ... Diagnosis Lesions ... Intra-abdominal abscess ... Eosinophilic granuloma • Infections ... bowel #Causes #gastroenterology
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hemorrhage • CNS Infection ... Intracranial Mass/lesion ... Hematoma • Abscess
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
osteomyelitis, cutaneous abscesses ... leukoencephalopathy (PML ... Leishmaniasis Differential ... Diagnosis: • ... Inflammatory #Syndrome #Differential
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic lesions ... emboli • Lung abscess ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... staining, NAA (PCR ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis
Helicobacter Pylori (H. pylori) Infection - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook
Presentation: Dyspepsia / Peptic Ulcer
Pylori (H. pylori) Infection ... (IgG) - cannot differentiate ... past infection ... #Management #Treatment ... quadrupletherapy #gastroenterology
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... #1 nosocomial infection ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... #IDSA #gastroenterology