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Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin ... Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... Clinical Presentation ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... younger pts) Differential
Causes of Extravascular and Intravascular Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Extravascular - Spleen and RES-mediated hemolysis
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Causes of Extravascular ... Warm AIHA • Cold ... circulation - Infections ... Complement-Mediated • Cold ... AIHA • PCH
Causes of Secondary IgA Nephropathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • GI disorders: Celiac disease, Crohn's disease,
Causes of Secondary ... Nephropathy - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... myeloma, Lymphomas, RCC ... Pulm disorders: COPD
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute: Trauma, COPD ... Chronic: Asthma, COPD ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection ... : Tumor, Vocal cord ... hernia, Obesity CNS
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
PPI use Food: Cold ... food, salad bar Clinical ... infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Infection) •
Listeriosis Summary - Listeria Monocytogenes
Pathogen: Listeria Monocytogenes - Gram-positive rod, Aerobic, facultative anaerobe, motile, beta-hemolytic, Non-spore-forming
Risk
PPI use Food: Cold ... food, salad bar Clinical ... infection Diagnosis ... Gastroenteritis) • PCR ... Infection) •
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Chorioretinitis • Diagnosis ... PCR 50% sensitive ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 • Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
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Diagnosis Framework ... : Influenza, EBV ... : CHF, valves, COPD ... Rhabdomyolysis, Critical ... #Diagnosis #causes
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Rhinovirus - Common cold ... Coronavirus - Common cold ... Parainfluenza - Cold ... #differential # ... causes #bacteria
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... HIV / AIDS - Differential ... should be based on clinical ... Inferomedial temporal lobes ... #Infections #differential