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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Disease Diagnosis ... Hepatitis C, HIV • Medical ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
symptomatology Differential ... Diagnosis for Pulmonary ... allopurinol), Infection ... Bronchoscopy with serial ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... History: • Skin ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... #diagnosis #tropical
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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Diagnosis Algorithm ... Horner syndrome, history ... lyme • Altered mental ... lesion • CNS infection ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
requires special media ... epidemiological factors, history ... BCNIE Diagnostic ... #differential # ... workup #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... headache, altered mental ... #differential # ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
Hearing Loss - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... include a: • Neurologic ... Infection or cancer ... disruption ○ Otitis media
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
is required for diagnosis ... : Serial negative ... valve pathology, History ... large infarct - Infectious ... #Endocarditis #comparison
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
History of immunosuppressive ... Diagnosis Of NTM ... Exclusion of other diagnosis ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... photophobia, nausea, - History ... rigidity) • Altered mental ... rav7ks #CNS #Infections ... diagnosis #neurology