Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 β€’ Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... pulmonary infection ... other site of infection ... It can also cause ... #differential #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Connective Tissue, Infections ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Lymphocytopenia: Infections ... β€’ Neutropenia: Infections ... β€’ Monocytosis: Infection
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 β€’ TB meningitis
 β€’ TB
Summary of Infections ... pericarditis (select cases ... (IRIS) (not an infection ... typhoid fever β€’ Infectious ... #Indications #infections
HIV Associated Infections Based on CD4 Count 

#Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease #CD4Count #HIV #AIDS #Opportunistic #Infections #OI #Table
HIV Associated Infections ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDisease ... Opportunistic #Infections ... #OI #Table #Prophylaxis
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... are caused by members ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... systemic vori Infectious
Approach to the Rash in a an oncology patient - MINT-C Mnemonic
M - Malignancy: Leukemia cutis,
conditions I - Infection ... : Bacterial infections ... , Viral infections ... HSV/VZV), Fungal infections ... Gangrenosum, NEH T - Treatment
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 β€’ Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Diagnosis: β€’ Non-Infectious ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Predisposition to Infections ... rxn), Secondary infection
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 β€’ Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 β€’ Infection/Sepsis
 β€’ Non-infectious
deficiency) β€’ Infection ... Sepsis β€’ Non-infectious ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #Platelets #hematology
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... spotted fever, Non-infectious ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal infections ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... Invasive #Fungal #Infections ... #InfectousDiseases