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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis ... Lemierre's syndrome ... . autoimmune): Lupus
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... disease • Behcet's syndrome ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Rash - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... Autoimmune Vasculitis (lupus
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... • Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... #Bradycardia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Regurgitation - Differential ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... , Rheumatic Fever ... Inflammatory: Lupus
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
everywhere) 2) A rash ... the face (many differential ... ; sometimes « viral ... 6) An annular rash ... 9) Unexplained fever
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
evidence of (fatigue, rash ... weight loss, and fever ... permanent alopecia Differential ... • Libman-Sacks endocarditis ... to: Arthritis, Fever
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Infectious; Viral ... Mediterranean fever ... Systemic lupus ... #Differential #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Involves aortic and mitral ... night sweats, fever ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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tularemia, typhoid fever ... silicosis - Viral ... arthritis, Sjögren syndrome ... disease, systemic lupus ... sarcoidosis Iatrogenic causes