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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Rickettsial diseases ... : • Still's disease ... • Crohn disease ... • Behcet disease ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Diseases of the ... , Murphy sign Chronic ... pancreatitis #biliary #diseases ... #differential # ... diagnosis #surgery
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
) - MSK Radiology ... mass and NO prior signs ... Therefore, the hand surgeon ... Differential diagnosis ... diffuse chondral disease
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay -
involucrum • Paget disease ... phase • Paget disease ... blade of grass sign ... Diagnosis #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #msk
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... T waves - starts ... triple vessel disease ... Interpretation #differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
noninflammatory Signs ... Rheumatologic Disease ... whippleii (Whipple's disease ... burgdorferi (Lyme disease ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Diagram of different types of bone tumors that can occur around the knee on XRay
Age <
involucrum • Paget disease ... phase • Paget disease ... blade of grass sign ... Lesions #Bony #Differential ... Radiology #XRay #MSK
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... immunosuppression, travel ... Differential Bilat ... interstitial lung disease ... partially seen shred sign
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
benign breast diseases ... bruising/erythema/sign ... Patient may have fever ... mass #breast #diseases ... #diagnosis #surgery
Meralgia paresthetica: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Compression/injury of Lateral Femoral Cutaneous Nerve (LFCN) -> Meralgia paresthetica
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be made, rule out ... intervertebral disc disease ... MeralgiaParesthetica #MSK ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis #signs