Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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Invasive fungal infections: Morphology, Risk Factors, Disease Characteristics, Diagnostic Tools, First-Line Treatment
Aspergillus, Mucorales, P. Jiroveci, Cryptococcus,
Invasive fungal infections ... Risk Factors, Disease ... Characteristics, Diagnostic ... Tools, First-Line Treatment ... Invasive #Fungal #Infections
Common Biliary Diseases seen in the Emergency Room - Comparison Table:

Clinical Features, Labs, Imaging and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Common Biliary Diseases ... Room - Comparison Table ... Labs, Imaging and Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... BiliaryDiseases #Table
Synovial Fluid Analysis:

Findings (COLOR	TRANSPARENCY	VISCOSITY	WBC COUNT (PER MM3)	PMN CELL COUNT (%)	GRAM STAIN	CULTURE	PCR TEST	CRYSTALS)

By Condition (Normal 
Noninflammatory 
Inflammatory:
crystalline disease ... Infectious: Lyme ... disease Infectious ... nongonococcal ) #Diagnosis ... Effusion #Analysis #Table
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Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 β€’ Central or peripheral neurologic disease
or peripheral neurologic ... disease β€’ Myasthenia ... Sarcoidosis β€’ Infections ... Trichinosis - Lyme disease ... Myopathy #mimics #diagnosis
3 Stages of Lyme Disease 
Early Lyme Disease 
 - Erythema migrans 
 - Constitutional symptoms
Stages of Lyme Disease ... Acute Disseminated Infection ... Cutaneous - Neurologic ... - Neurologic ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 β€’ Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 β€’ Other
Chorioretinitis β€’ Diagnosis ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... causes #radiology #neurology
Hepatitis B Serology Interpretation
HBsAg
HBcAb
HBsAb

- BIDMC Infectious Diseases Fellowship @BIDMC_IDFellows

#HepatitisB #HBV #HepB #Serology #Interpretation #hepatology #diagnosis
Hepatitis B Serology ... HBsAb - BIDMC Infectious ... Diseases Fellowship ... HepatitisB #HBV #HepB #Serology ... Interpretation #hepatology #diagnosis
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
 β€’
Demyelinating Diseases ... - Differential Diagnosis ... nodosa, SLE β€’ Infectious ... Demyelinating #Diseases ... #causes #neurology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Ring Completeness
 β€’ Incomplete: Demyelinating Disease
 β€’ Complete (MAGIC):
- Differential Diagnosis ... Demyelinating Disease ... Glioblastoma - Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #neurology #neuroradiology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 β€’ Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
- Differential Diagnosis ... β€’ Neurologic: ... deficiency, Thyroid disease ... β€’ Infectious: ... #Differential #Diagnosis