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Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Thyroid disease • Infectious ... UTI, Pneumonia, Sepsis ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Insomnia, HTN, PRES, Pain ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... most likely to cause ... catheter-related sepsis ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Upper Quadrant Pain ... hepatitis, Liver abscess ... #RUQ #Pain # ... differential #diagnosis ... #causes #abdominalpain
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Causes of Leukocytosis ... and Leukopenia - Differential ... • Eosinopenia: Sepsis ... Leukocytosis #Leukopenia #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Pain - Differential ... Polyarticular Join Pain ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... JointPain #MSK #Differential ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
Causes of Acute ... Pelvic Pain - Differential ... Genitourinary (Infection ... • Tubo-ovarian abscess ... #Differential #
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Causes of Post-Partum ... Fever - Differential ... Algorithm 6 W's for causes ... Episiotomy • Abscess ... PostPartum #Fever #PPF #Differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... ) - Differential ... (caries, abscess ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otolaryngology #differential
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... • Infection: Cellulitis ... , Abscess, Necrotizing ... entrapment • Infections ... #differential #
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Abscess: • Head ... #Fever #Acute #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes