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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... and bacterial infections ... falls (like a wave ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential
Colonic Thumbprint Sign on Abdominal XRay - Differential Diagnosis:
 • inflammatory bowel disease: UC and CD
Colonic Thumbprint Sign ... inflammatory bowel disease ... : UC and CD • infection ... (e.g. pseudomembranous ... Colon #Thumbprint #Sign
Approach to ECGs - Ischemia
MI = Biomarkers + ECG or echo/angiogram findings
Pathologic Q - 1/3 height
Approach to ECGs ... Equivalents / Don't Miss Signs ... bigger than QRS - deWinter ... triple vessel disease ... Interpretation #differential
STEMI Equivalents on ECG
 • Conventional STEMI - Elevation of ST segment at (or 40-60 ms
Equivalents on ECG ... J point • De Winter ... V2 • Wellens sign ... pain • Wellens sign ... #differential #
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... presentation in winter ... Additional tox/infectious ... (fever, leukocytosis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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• Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... (e.g., fever, myalgia ... lesion • CNS infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... without localizing signs ... , HIV infection, ... Returning #Traveler #differential ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
Diagnostic Approach and Differential ... than one cause (e.g ... dullness, puddle sign ... incisional). 3) Signs ... of underlying disease
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential ... • Meniere's Disease ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... #Differential #
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... Differential Bilat ... interstitial lung disease ... interstitial diffuse infections ... partially seen shred sign