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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Rickettsioses, bacterial ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... infection • Abdominal ... • Diarrhea - Bacterial
Venous Thrombosis vs Arterial Thrombosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

VENOUS THROMBOSIS

 • Acquired Risk Factors:
	- >48 hours
Thrombosis vs Arterial ... Syndrome, Ischemic Liver ... atheroemboli) • Aorta ... considered in all cases ... coagulation and other causes
Pneumoperitoneum from perforated duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS

Male with severe RUQ abdominal pain. Answer in thread.
duodenal ulcer on RUQ POCUS ... with severe RUQ abdominal ... anterior to the liver ... duodenal #ulcer #RUQ #POCUS ... clinical #ultrasound #Abdominal
Hematuria - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Gross Hematuria: Red/Dark urine
 • 1ml blood/liter urine can induce color change
• 1ml blood/liter ... renal vein between aorta ... and SMA - Can cause ... Infection (Viral/Bacterial ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Lactate Elevation, Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis

The most common causes of hyperlactatemia are usually:
glucose by the liver ... contribution of liver ... / hypoxemia -> focus ... output - Acute pulmonary ... - Sepsis - Bacterial
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... • 50% of the bacterial ... cases develop by ... an occult intra‐abdominal ... Fever in 90% & abdominal
Causes of Ischemic Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Thrombosis - Atherosclerosis, Arterial Dissection, Fibromuscular Dysplasia
 - Large
Causes of Ischemic ... - Ascending Aorta ... fibrillation • Bacterial ... infarction • Pulmonary ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Broncholithiasis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

 • Also known as: Lung stones, pulmoliths, pneumoliths, bronchial calculi
 •
erosion into the aorta ... or pulmonary artery ... Broncholithiasis - Infectious Causes ... Noninfectious Causes ... : • Pulmonary
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
rhizosphere include: bacteria ... arthropods Bacteria ... sardonic" smile, abdominal ... endemic fungi cause ... primary pulmonary
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
the setting of liver ... lung disease Caused ... • Underlying liver ... cirrhosis • Intra-pulmonary ... perfusion scanning or pulmonary