Ravi Singh K @rav7ks
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Academic Hospitalist and Program Director @SinaiBmoreIMRes, Medicine clerkship director GW School of Medicine and Health Sciences RMC at Sinai, Clinical reasoning,Simulation and POCUS enthusiast - https://twitter.com/rav7ks
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Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... subdural hematoma, lung ... #Otology #Otolaryngology ... #differential #diagnosis
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... fungal infections ... Adrenals: • Lung ... • Abdominal pain ... • Back pain
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Infections #HIV ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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Alcohol-induced pain ... : Pain in involved ... Solid Tumors • Tuberculosis ... NonHodgkins #comparison #oncology ... #hematology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacterium tuberculosis ... status NTM Cause ... Hematologic malignancy ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... Pleuritic chest pain ... #differential #causes
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint pain ... - Syphilis - Tuberculosis ... Knee #Effusions #causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... (tuberculosis) ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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Antimicrobial treatment ... 80% sensitive Tuberculous ... - Hemorrhage, tuberculomas ... Demyelinating disease caused ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... weight • Chest pain ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... mycobacteria Treatment