Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Pre-existing valvular disease ... Congenital heart disease ... • Metastatic disease ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Diagnosis #cardiology #infectiousdiseases
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
Antimicrobial treatment ... Demyelinating disease ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
extrapulmonary disease ... or meningitic disease ... 40% Invasive Disease ... endocarditis Local Disease ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease ... polychondritis • Behcet disease
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis ... Summary Lyme Disease ... months Lyme Disease ... Treatment: 1. ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Periodontal disease ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... continue antibiotic treatment ... several months of treatment ... causes #management #treatment
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
Pregnancy - Renal disease ... granulamatous disease ... - Infiltrative diseases ... Other biliary diseases
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Syndrome Systemic disease ... Inflammatory eye disease ... • Neurologic Disease ... VTE) • Cardiac Disease ... Arthritis, AS Treatment
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
infection, Autoimmune diseases ... - Autoimmune diseases ... thyroiditis, rheumatic disease ... features: - Nodal disease ... - Extranodal disease
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
goiter (Graves' disease ... TRAb) if Graves' disease ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... tenderness Treatment