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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Abscess: • Head ... • Extremity Inflammatory ... • Sickle Cell disease ... #Fever #Acute #Differential
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterium abscessus ... underlying lung disease ... catheter-related sepsis ... as disseminated disease ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... deficiency, Thyroid disease ... • Infectious: ... UTI, Pneumonia, Sepsis ... Encephalitis, Abscess
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis • Infection ... tuberculosis, Abscess ... carcinoma • Non-infectious ... Inflammatory Diseases
Causes of Acute Pelvic Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Non-Gynecologic:
• Genitourinary (Infection, Stone)
• Gastrointestinal (Appendicitis, Gastroenteritis, Diverticulitis,
Pelvic Pain - Differential ... Genitourinary (Infection ... • Tubo-ovarian abscess ... * * • Pelvic inflammatory ... disease • Torsion
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (SIRS)
•	Non-specific (infections vs non-infectious)
•	≥2 of the following:
o	Temp >38°C or <36°C
o	HR >90 bpm
o	RR
Systemic Inflammatory ... Non-specific (infections ... vs non-infectious ... >2 mmol/L Management ... control (drain abscesses
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... Inflammatory: ... Lesions #Brain #differential
Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) - Inpatient Management Checklist
History and physical examination
 - Assess for disease severity
Inflammatory Bowel ... Inpatient Management ... Checklist History ... examination - Assess ... - Evaluate for infection
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Hemochromatosis • Wilson's Disease ... Pericarditis Infectious ... Cholangitis • Abscess ... Schistosomiasis Inflammatory
Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Primary Back Pathology:
 • Musculoligamentous injury (a.k.a. lumbosacral strain)
 • Spondylosis (i.e.
Back Pain - Differential ... Systemic Diseases ... Manifestations: • Infection ... : Epidural abscess ... leukemia) • Inflammatory