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Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... : - Acute myocardial ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Thyroid storm - Acute ... Malignancy - Gout - Sarcoidosis
High-Res Chest CT Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Reticular:
 • Septal Thickening: Lymphangitic Carcinoma, Interstitial Edema, Alveolar
CT Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Honeycombing: Idiopathic Pulmonary ... #CT #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #pulmonary
SNOOP mnemonic may catch potentially life-threatening headaches
Systemic signs and disorders
Neurologic symptoms
Onset new or changed & patient
SNOOP mnemonic may ... and disorders Neurologic ... exercise #SNOOP #mnemonic ... #headaches #Differential ... #Diagnosis #headache
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic ... Contraceptives Sarcoidosis ... Erythema #Nodosum #Mnemonic ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
- BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic ... abscess Emboli (pulmonary ... Hemoptysis #BATTLECAMP #Mnemonic ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Sarcoidosis Non-caseating ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... exertion • Neurologic ... #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... Clubbing #Nails #Mnemonic ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
 •
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential ... Diagnosis • Inflammatory ... granulomatosis, Sarcoidosis ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Chronic Dyspnea - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... ILD • CHF • Sarcoidosis ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Stroke Mimics - Differential Diagnosis - MINT Mnemonic
 • Metabolic: Hyper-glycemia, Hypoglycemia, Wernicke's encephalopathy, Mitochondrial Encephalopathy
Stroke Mimics - Differential ... Diagnosis - MINT ... Mnemonic • Metabolic ... #Diagnosis #MINT ... #Mnemonic #neurology