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Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Differential diagnosis ... abscess: Infectious ... Infectious Bacterial ... Abscess • Hepatic ... #hepatology #Differential
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
Mycobacterial Infections ... Mycobacterium abscessus ... cause pulmonary infection ... catheter-related sepsis ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Leukocytosis and Leukopenia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Eosinophilia (AEC > 500, hypereosinophilia > 1500):
Connective Tissue, Infections ... Lymphocytosis: Infection ... Lymphocytopenia: Infections ... • Neutropenia: Infections ... • Monocytosis: Infection
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... B, hepatitis C infection ... hepatitis B and C infection ... fever, HIV infection ... fluke infections
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Lung Disease - Differential ... Subacute: • Acute Infections ... : Lung abscess, ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... ): • Chronic Infections
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
: - Infectious ... abscess - Non-infectious ... Biliary: - Infectious ... cholangitis") - Non-infectious ... #RUQ #Pain #differential
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Coronavirus • HIV Infectious ... Organ Specific Infection ... Respiratory Tract Infection ... Urinary Tract Infection ... Abscess: • Head
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
Liver infections ... Disseminated Fungal Infection ... disseminated fungal infection ... #Infections #Hepatic ... imaging #radiology #Differential
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Diagnosis: • Non-Infectious ... take 48 hrs for infections ... Predisposition to Infections ... Source control (abscess ... rxn), Secondary infection
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
• Trauma Non-infectious ... Organ Specific Infection ... • Infectious ... disease Viral Infection ... Enterovirus Other Infection