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Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Returning Traveler - ABCDE ... Mnemonic A - Adventure ... B - Body for syndrome ... exposures to onset of symptoms ... #Mnemonic #history
Causes of Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Always assess for red flags. If no red flags,
Causes of Back Pain ... constitutional symptoms ... deficits, nocturnal pain ... Unresolved Radicular Symptoms ... • Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes of Hypocomplementemia - CHAMPS Mnemonic
C - Cryoglobulinemia (85%), C3 glomerulopathy, cirrhosis
H - Heavy Chain deposition
Causes of Hypocomplementemia ... - CHAMPS Mnemonic ... antiphospholipid syndrome ... Complement #CHAMPS #Mnemonic ... #differential #hematology
Cushing Syndrome - Signs and Symptoms
Generalized: Weight gain, Slow healing of cuts, Increased risk of infections,
Cushing Syndrome ... - Signs and Symptoms ... Generalized: Weight gain ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #diagnosis #endocrinology
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
- May involve symptoms ... neuropsychiatric symptoms ... arcuate ligament syndrome ... mesenteric artery syndrome ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Temporomandibular joint syndrome ... Nerve V: • TMJ syndrome ... the following symptoms ... • Associated symptoms
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
avoid withdrawal symptoms ... Opioid withdrawal symptoms ... chills, fever, body aches ... insomnia, muscle pain ... sweating, anxiety, nausea
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Management Summary Symptoms ... : • Abdominal pain ... • Nausea • Polyuria ... Diagnosis #Management #Endocrinology
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
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Cardiovascular Causes ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Other Causes ... Transverse myelitis • Hematology ... Deconditioning - Pain
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Tuberculosis: can cause ... • Abdominal pain ... • Back pain ... Androgens: • Symptoms ... addisons #disease #endocrinology