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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
- Differential Diagnosis ... Occult abscess • Sinusitis ... Cholangitis • UTI • Meningitis ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Chronic Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Poor Growth
 - Non-Specific CXR
- Differential Diagnosis ... Asthma • Infection ... Sinusitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Gastrointestinal - Chronic ... Gastrointestinal - Chronic ... Hemorrhage • Meningitis ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
- Differential Diagnosis ... Otitis externa • Sinusitis ... Naegleria fowleri • Chronic ... Manifestations include: - Meningitis ... #InfectiousDiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary, systemic or meningitic ... Pulmonary (60%) • Sinusitis ... (~40%) • Meningitis ... Invasive Disease: • Meningitis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Spore ingestion → colonic ... Tx Management (IDSA ... /severe CDI IDSA ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases