Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Spinal Epidural Abscess Overview

Infection in the epidural space - often caused by bacteremia or direct spread
Abscess Overview Infection ... lead to permanent neurologic ... Risk Factors, Diagnostics ... and Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Guillain-BarrΓ© Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 β€’ Incidence: 1
to a preceding infection ... β€’ Most common infection ... jejuni β€’ Other infections ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... #management #neurology
IDSA Aspergillosis Treatment
 β€’ Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA)
 β€’ CNS aspergillosis
 β€’ Cardiac Aspergillus infection
 β€’
Aspergillosis Treatment ... Cardiac Aspergillus infection ... β€’ Aspergillus infections ... of eye Infectious ... Aspergillosis #Treatment
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
with systemic, neurologic ... Diagnosis = clinical ... vasculitis vs infection ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 β€’ TB meningitis
 β€’ TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... (IRIS) (not an infection ... #Indications #infections ... #management #treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 β€’ Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Diagnosis ... Immunocompromise Treatment ... β€’ Secondary to Treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
conditions I - Infection ... : Bacterial infections ... , Viral infections ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment ... #differential #diagnosis
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal infections ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... Invasive #Fungal #Infections ... InfectousDiseases #Diagnosis
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Connective Tissue, Infections ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Lymphocytopenia: Infections ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Generalized Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Framework
"l feel weak":
 β€’ Infectious: Influenza, EBV, PNA, Bacteremia, Sepsis
 β€’
- Differential Diagnosis ... feel weak": β€’ Infectious ... ↓, Malignancy, Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #causes #neurology