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Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
: • Autoimmune ... Disorders: • Infection ... tuberculosis, fungal infections ... Tuberculosis: can cause ... • Low-grade fever
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Still's ... falls (like a wave ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
 •
suspected: • Signs ... and symptoms of ... without discernable cause ... microscopic colitis Differential ... NSAlDs, ARBs) • Infection
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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idiopathic, malignancy, autoimmune ... HTN) • Recent travel ... /Fevers, DAT (-) ... → Infection mediated ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
known as rat bite fever ... or Haverhill fever ... and autoimmune ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Infections 2. ... Autoimmune diseases ... - Headache, fever ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Rheumatic fever
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... Predisposing conditions: Autoimmune ... large infarct - Infectious ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Subinvolution of the uterus refers to the delayed return of the uterus to its pre-pregnancy size
Typically takes ... Causes Retained ... abnormalities Signs ... and Symptoms ... tenderness Possibly fever