Differential diagnosis of structural causes of altered mental status:
-brain tumor -hydrocephalus -subdural hematoma -space occupying lesions
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Differential diagnosis of infection causing altered mental status :
-neurosyphilis -pneumonia -urinary tract infection -bacteremia -encephalitis -meningitis Differential diagnosis of metabolic causes of altered mental status:
-Wilson’s disease -hypoxia -carbon monoxide poisoning -vitamin B12 deficiency -thiamine deficiency -hyperthyroidism -hypothyroidism -hepatic encephalopathy -uremia -hyponatremia -hypoglycemia Differential diagnosis of drugs causing altered mental status:
-antipsychotic -sedatives -alcohol -opioids -withdrawal effects Differential diagnosis of ankle pain:
-avascular necrosis -neuropathic arthropathy (charcot joint) -arterial insufficiency ulcer with or without osteomyelitis -peroneal tendonitis -posterior tibial tendinitis -rheumatoid arthritis -gout -tibial avulsion fracture -fibular fracture -ankle sprain Differential diagnosis of seizures in HIV / AIDS:
-neurosyphilis -CNS lymphoma -bacterial meningitis -herpes encephalitis -cryptococcal meningitis -CNS toxoplasmosis Differential diagnosis of renal failure in HIV/ AIDS in patient:
-thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura -IgA immune complex deposition -ureteral compression due to lymphadenopathy or lymphoma -membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis due to cryoglobulinemia or hepatitis C -post infectious glomerulonephritis -nephrolithiasis due to indinavir -interstitial nephritis due to acyclovir, sulfadiazine, TMP –SMX -acute tubular necrosis due to acyclovir, rifampin, aminoglycosides, cidofovir, foscarnet, amphotericin, pentamidine, -HIV associated nephropathy -typical causes of acute renal failure Differential diagnosis of pulmonary infiltration in HIV / AIDS patient
-kaposi’s sarcoma -lymphoma -cytomegalovirus -fungal pneumonia such as histoplasmosis,coccidioidomycosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis -tuberculosis -bacterial pneumonia Differential diagnosis of oral lesions in HIV/ AIDS patient
-oral ulcers due to aphthous ulcer, herpes simplex, herpes zoster, histoplasmosis, cytomegalovirus, lymphoma -necrotizing ulcerative periodontitis -kaposi’s sarcoma -oral hairy leukoplakia -oral candidiasis Differential diagnosis of fever of unknown origin in HIV / AIDS patient
-visceral leishmaniasis -neurosyphilis -kaposi’s sarcoma -Salmonella infection -sinusitis -drug fever -cryptococcal meningitis -tuberculosis -lymphoma -disseminated histoplasmosis -cytomegalovirus infection -pneumocystis pneumonia ( pcp) -disseminated mycobactetrium avium complex |
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