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Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... Viral, Fungal, Parasite ... take 48 hrs for infections ... immunocompromised hosts
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Organ Specific Infection ... Urinary Tract Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... • Trauma Non-infectious ... • Infectious ... malaria) • other parasites ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
NAACP mnemonic for the major causes of Eosinophilia 
N = Neoplasia (CML, Hodgkins lymphoma) 
A =
for the major causes ... disorders P = Parasite ... infections #Eosinophilia ... #Differential #Causes
Brugia malayi - Filariasis on Microscopy

What is Brugia malayi? It is a filarial parasitic worm that
is a filarial parasitic ... worm that can cause ... The adult worms cause ... microbiology #nematodes #parasite
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... demyelination), Infectious ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... (fungal, TB, parasitic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... endemic fungi - Parasitic ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... Reported cases associated
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... , Syphilis Parasitic ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes
ID Ddx: Diarrhea in a transplant recipient
- Bacterial: C.diff, Campy, Salmonella, Aeromonas, E.coli
- Viral: CMV, noro,
adeno, entero - Parasitic ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Transplant #TxID #SOT #Causes