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Elevated Transaminases / Transaminitis - Differential Diagnosis

 • Infectious: HAV, HCV, HEV, EBV, HSV, CMV
 •
Transaminitis - Differential ... , HCV, HEV, EBV, ... • Autoimmune hepatitis ... Transaminases #hepatitis ... #Differential #
Hepatitis B (HBV) Serology

HBsAg - Presence denotes current HBV infection (chronic or acute)
HBV Core Antibody -
Hepatitis B (HBV ... denotes current HBV ... chronic or acute) HBV ... infection at some point ... infection #HepatitisB
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
Approach to Joint ... ): • Septic joint ... - parvovirus, HIV ... , hepatitis, herpes ... approach #workup #differential
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... • Infectious: Hepatitis ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... , CMV, HSV • Toxic ... Liver #Injury #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... B, hepatitis C ... , hepatitis B and ... plague, anthrax • Jaundice ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
fraction < 20% Differential ... borrelia, Rubeola, HBV ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... , HIV, HTLVI, Hantavirus ... hepatomegaly, hepatitis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Hepatitis B, Hepatitis ... C, HIV • Medical ... new partner → HSV ... , HIV, Hepatitis ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections #differential
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Liver Injury - Differential ... Autoimmune: Autoimmune hepatitis ... Chronic viral hepatitis ... liver #injury #hepatitis ... #differential #
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Non-infectious hepatitis ... • EBV • CMV ... • Viral hepatitis ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential
Blurry vision in a patient with HIV/AIDS
Anterior Segment:
 • Herpes zoster ophthalmicus
 • Keratitis (HSV, Staph,
a patient with HIV ... ophthalmicus • Keratitis ... (HSV, Staph, Moraxella ... PORN*) (VZV > HSV ... Anterior #Posterior #Differential