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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
• Trauma Non-infectious ... Organ Specific Infection ... • Infectious ... Cholangitis • UTI ... disease Viral Infection
Mixed Urinary Incontinence: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Urgency Urinary Incontinence (UUI) -> Urinary leakage preceded by a
Mixed Urinary Incontinence ... inflammation/ infection ... (cystitis, UTI) ... or UUI not caused ... Symptoms #Urology #Diagnosis
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Differential Diagnosis ... states • Infection ... (UTI) • Atrophic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... CRF) • Infection ... Chronic UTI) • ... #Algorithm #endocrinology ... #causes #pediatrics
How to Diagnose a Urinary Tract Infection

To diagnose UTI in patients over 65:

• Evidence of pyrexia,
Urinary Tract Infection ... To diagnose UTI ... No alternative cause ... DrLindaDykes #UTI ... #UrinaryTract #Infection
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Fever • UTI ... HSP • Post-infectious ... Protein deposition (eg
What is Asymptomatic Bacteruria (ASB)?
Bacteriuria (isolation of urinary pathogen at ≥10^5 CFU/mL in mid-stream urine) in
symptoms of a UTI ... symptoms of a UTI ... Missing the true cause ... Causing C. difficile infections ... #UTI
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
: TB, fungal infection ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST: ... Give 250 mcg of ... #Management #Endocrinology
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
myasthenia Diagnosis ... Serologic and EMG ... stimulation - Single fiber ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis