13 results
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
- Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... (CVID, WAS), (neurologic ... Diagnosis #Causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
associated with infection ... (90%), Fungal infections ... • Tumor • Infection ... Sialadenitis (infection ... Pain #Otology #Otolaryngology
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... requires special media ... ) • Infection with ... Diseases Fellows ... #differential #
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Infection or cancer ... disruption ○ Otitis media ... II ○ Susac’s syndrome ... Mitochondrial disorders ... #otolaryngology
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes - OnePager Summary
Autoimmune ANCA vasculitis (AAV): GPA (granulomatous with polyangiitis), EGPA (eosinophilic granulomatosis
mononeuritis multiplex WORKUP ... confirm DAH, r/o infection ... Goodpasture's cause ... #differential # ... #treatment
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
of viral infection ... Vascular disorders ... Syndrome usually ... #differential # ... diagnosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Preeclampsia, Eclampsia, Infection ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Reversible course Differential ... Infection, Electrolyte ... #neurology
Myelodysplastic Syndromes (MDS)

What?
Myelodysplastic syndromes are a group of disorders caused by blood cells that are poorly
formed or don’t work ... Myeloproliferative Disease ... • Parvovirus infection ... blood count with differential ... #diagnosis #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
CNS Infection in ... Antimicrobial treatment ... Suspect in movement disorders ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
to an existing infection ... opportunistic infection ... an unrecognized infection ... drug-resistant infection ... opportunistic infection