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Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Causes of Fatigue ... Algorithm Endocrine ... Abuse (e.g. ... Addiction Idiopathic ... #Algorithm #causes
Drug Abuse Screening Test (DAST‐10) Questionnaire and Interpretation
1. Have you used drugs other than those required
Drug Abuse Screening ... other than those required ... Are you always able ... Questionnaire #diagnosis ... #addiction #Score
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Bacteremia Septic Shock ... Cell disease • Drug ... #Algorithm #causes
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Algorithm Hereditary ... spherocytosis Acquired ... autoimmune disease, drugs ... Recent travel/Fevers ... #Algorithm #causes
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Drugs 5. ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... , Hypotension, shock ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Clinical features: Fever ... of intravenous drug ... Clinical features: Fever ... in up to 30% of cases ... #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
or Haverhill fever ... perstans • A form of acquired ... malignancies, and drugs ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #diagnosis