Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines Common causes: - Drug reaction - Helminth infection -
cytokines Common causes ... reaction - Helminth infection ... Rare causes: ... aspergillosis - Viral infections ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... underlying lung disease ... as disseminated disease ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... disease • Myasthenia ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE •
Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential ... nodosa, SLE • Infectious ... Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis • Infection ... carcinoma • Non-infectious ... #Origin #FUO #Differential
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... Diagnosis • Neurologic ... deficiency, Thyroid disease ... • Infectious: ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia") • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor • Infection:
Disorders (Reversible Causes ... Intracranial tumor • Infection ... Disorders #dementia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm Forehead Sparing = Central cause - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Facial #Weakness #Differential ... #neurology #sparing
ILD of Known Cause - Differential Diagnosis Exposure: • Occupational: Asbestosis, Silicosis, Hypersensitivity, Pneumonitis • Treatment Related:
ILD of Known Cause ... - Differential ... Pneumonitis • Treatment ... BrighamChiefs #ILD #Causes ... #Differential #
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions: • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100) • Other
splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Lesions #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes ... #radiology #neurology
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