Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Eosinophilia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Eosinophilia
Primary Eosinophilia:
 β€’ Primary hypereosinophilic syndrome
 β€’ Eosinophilic Leukemia
 β€’ MPN/MDS
Eosinophilia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... GI, lung, skin), ... Fungi (Cocci, Aspergillus ... IBD Stanford Internal
Causes of Interstitial Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia
 β€’ (UIP) Usual Interstitial Pneumonia
Causes of Interstitial ... Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Idiopathic ... #Diseases #ILD ... #Causes #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 β€’ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 β€’ Other
lesions β€’ 80% with lung ... cryptococcus, and aspergillus ... RingEnhancing #Lesions #Brain ... #differential # ... diagnosis #causes
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain Infections
When we hear a patient w/ co-occurrence of lung-brain infection, Nocardia seems to
Co-occurrence of Lung-Brain ... co-occurrence of lung-brain ... Cryptococcosis, Zygomyces, Aspergillus ... Washington University ID ... #Brain #Differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 β€’ Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 β€’ Pathogens:
Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... Clav (may be + as long ... setting of GVHD) ID ... Galactomannan #diagnosis #comparison
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
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Influenza A FUNGAL - Aspergillus ... opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome - brain ... - small cell lung ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 β€’ A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
Haverhill fever caused ... to have a "wood-grain ... cancers, including lung ... PrathitKulkarni #Erythemas #comparison ... #table #differential
Hyponatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm in Cancer
UOsm β‰₯ 100 mOsm/kg = Urine is inappropriately concentrated for hypotonic
Hyponatremia Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and neck tumors, brain ... or lung metastases ... chemotherapy, nausea