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Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis ... - Differential ... , S. pyogenes, Clostridium ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Epidemiological Clues That May be Helpful in Defining the Etiological Diagnosis of Culture-Negative Endocarditis

#Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential
Epidemiological Clues ... Endocarditis #Bacteria #Differential ... Microorganisms #Clues ... #idsa
Causes of Hyperferritinemia - Differential Diagnosis
Ferritin > 1000
Ferritin is the storage form of iron. Increased hepcidin
- Differential ... overload - 22% 3. ... Injury - 54% 3. ... saturation to differentiate ... hemochromatosis. 3.
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Framework
1)  Diagnostic studies only for dysentery, severe disease, >7 days
2)
Acute Diarrhea - Differential ... 2) PCR>culture 3) ... • Bacterial: Clostridium ... Infectious - Invasive: Clostridium ... Acute #Diarrhea #Differential
Causes of Acute Infectious Diarrhea
Noninflammatory Diarrhea
Viral - Noroviruses, astrovirus, adenovirus, Rotavirus, sapovirus
Protozoal - Giardia lamblia, Cryptosporidium,
Causes of Acute ... Bacillus cereus, Clostridium ... parahaemolyticus, Clostridium ... #Diarrhea #Causes ... Acute #Infectious #differential
Common causes of post-Transplant Diarrhea
 • Bacterial: Clostridium difficile, Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp., Bacterial overgrowth, Aeromonus
Common causes of ... • Bacterial: Clostridium ... Diarrhea #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Malaria, Clostridium ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Myocarditis - Diagnosis and Causes
 • Clinical presentation: Pseudo-acute coronary syndrome, Cardiac failure <3 rnonths, Cardiogenic
Diagnosis and Causes ... Cardiac failure <3 ... pericarditis • Rule out differential ... #Myocarditis #differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Hypercalcemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis Framework
1) Determine whether PTH-dependent
2) Assess for other hormonal causes
3) Assess for
Hypercalcemia Workup and Differential ... other hormonal causes ... 3) Assess for non-hormonal ... causes by Lauren ... Hypercalcemia #Workup #Differential
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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hypereosinophilia (HE) Caused ... cytokines Common causes ... disease Rare causes ... deficiency (STAT 3, ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential