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Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Nasal Obstruction/ URTI:
 • Septal Deviation
 • Allergic Rhinitis
Anosmia / Smell Dysfunction ... Bacterial/ Viral Infection ... • Adrenal Hyperfunction ... Anosmia #Smelling #Dysfunction ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Causes of Dizziness ... Peripheral Vestibular Dysfunction ... Central Vestibular Dysfunction ... nystagmus - Infection ... Cerebellar / Brainstem Infarction
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Rupture, Acute Infective ... Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction ... Prosthetic Valve Dysfunction ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
associated with infection ... Eustachian tube dysfunction ... Cerumen impaction Infectious ... by bacterial infections ... (90%), Fungal infections
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
+ Organ dysfunction ... • 49 million cases ... /hypofunction. ... COMMON CAUSES + ... all suspected cases
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Diagnosis • Infection ... carcinoma • Non-infectious ... vasculitis to cause ... , Hypothalamic dysfunction
Primary and Secondary Causes of Mitral Regurgitation
Primary (organic) chronic mitral regurgitation:
 • Leaflet: Rheumatic fever, Infective
and Secondary Causes ... Rheumatic fever, Infective ... Rheumatic fever, Infective ... deterioration, Occluder dysfunction ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Autoimmune:
 • Isolated
 • Polyglandular autoimmune syndrome 1
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Causes of Adrenal ... Critical illness • Infecton ... • Pituitary dysfunction ... • Hypothalamic dysfunction ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Mild infection: ... Moderate infection ... Severe infection ... evidence of organ dysfunction ... including those caused
Classification of Jaundice
Unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia (predominantly indirect bilirubin)
 • Increased bilirubin production (eg, hemolytic anemias, hemolytic reactions,
hematoma, pulmonary infarction ... Hepatocellular Dysfunction ... miscellaneous causes ... eg, spirochetal infections ... #differential #causes