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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Q fever, EBV, CMV ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... Vasculitis (Temporal arteritis ... , Sarcoidosis, Adult
Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
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Diagnosis and Workup ... life-threatening causes ... Pneumothorax • Pulmonary ... ultrasound • CXR ... • CBC, BMP, LET
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary Clinical ... Workup: arthrocentesis ... washout • Healthy Adults ... pediatrics but NOT adults ... cervical, anal Cxs
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Disease Clinical ... Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis ... HBV, Coxsackie, CMV ... hepatitis • Pulmonary
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
Epidemiology: • Young adults ... association • M > F Clinical ... aseptic meningitis), MCC ... Behcet syndrome (Clinical ... signs #symptoms #rheumatology
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... comorbidities: • CBC ... ventilated • CXR ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... Exacerbation #treatment #pulmonary
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
in Anaesthesia Caused ... indicated, start CPR ... • Fluid bolus (Adult ... a dramatic clinical ... Diagnosis #Management #Workup
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
common leukemia in adults ... Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Lymphocytosis on CBC ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup ... #oncology #hematology
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases ... Clinical Signs ... symptoms of active pulmonary ... tissue damage - CXR ... intervention CMC
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... - Imaging: • CXR ... other processes Workup ... to order: • CBC