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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... - Differential Diagnosis ... negative culture Brain ... Culture #Negative #Abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Fever - Pyrogen Pathophysiology

EXOGENOUS PYROGEN
 • Bacteria: Lipopolysaccharide components, peptidoglycans and muramyl peptide derivatives, Toxins
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Pathophysiology ... Lipopolysaccharide components ... stranded RNA • Fungi ... - Transport to brain ... #Fever #Pathophysiology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Neoplasm ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... Infection: • Fungal ... malaria) • other parasites
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Viral ... Infectious - Other: • Fungal ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Skin Infection Abscess
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
- Differential Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... Infections: Lung abscess ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... , Parasitic, Viral
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Pathophysiology ... : • 80% have fever ... Prevotella • Fungal ... Coccidioides • Parasite
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
hypothalamus → fever ... PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: ... Double-stranded RNA • Fungi ... Transport to brain ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hyperacute ... Neoplasm-related (brain ... Inflammatory, Infectious (fungal ... , TB, parasitic,
Lung Nodule - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nodule on > 2 Years Without a Change in Size:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Nodule ... Granuloma • Abscess ... Infection: • Fungal ... Septic Embolism • Parasitic
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Framework Diagnosis ... bacteria: Viral, Fungal ... , Parasite Natural ... Source control (abscess ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever