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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Infectious ... Occult abscess • Sinusitis ... Cholangitis • UTI • Meningitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
IDSA - Conventional Criteria for the Diagnosis of Sinusitis Based on the Presence of at Least
IDSA - Conventional ... Criteria for the Diagnosis ... of Sinusitis Based ... • Fatigue #sinusitis ... #diagnosis #major
Causes of Headache - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary: Tension, Migraine, Cluster
Extracranial: Medications, Sinusitis, TMJ disorder, Cervicogenic, Glaucoma,
- Differential Diagnosis ... : Medications, Sinusitis ... PRES, Moyamoya Infectious ... : Meningitis, Encephalitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Pneumonia and sinusitis ... Sinusitis uncommon ... rales on exam 3) Meningitis ... Diagnose with LP ... Meningitis suggested
Findings in Cerebrospinal Fluid in Different Causes of Meningitis

#CSF #Fluid #Analysis #Interpretation #Meningitis #Normal #Bacterial #Viral
Different Causes of Meningitis ... Interpretation #Meningitis ... Comparison #Table #Diagnosis ... #Infection
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential Diagnosis ... Organ Specific Infection ... Pyelonephritis • Meningitis ... • Skin Infection ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
Bacteremia, Risk by Infection ... Acute bacterial meningitis ... Signs #LR #Risks #Infections ... #Diagnosis
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Cough - Diagnostic ... Schema Infectious ... Allergic, Post-infectious ... Asthma, COPD, Sinusitis ... Ndouthit #Cough #Diagnosis
Differential diagnoses for the neuro-ophthalmologic finding of diplopia.
Neoplastic: 
 • Intraorbital meningioma 
 • Pituitary adenoma
Differential diagnoses ... Microvascular disease Infectious ... : • Meningitis ... • Sphenoid sinusitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
- Differential Diagnosis ... demyelination), Infectious ... bacterial/viral meningitis ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis