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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... duplex or CTA • Liver ... Liver biopsy • ... node biopsy • Clinical ... #diagnosis
Hypernatremia Diagnosis and Workup

Step 1 . Repeat the sodium concentration.
Step 2.  Check plasma osmolality.
NORMAL PLASMA
and Workup Step ... Assess volume status ... HYPERVOLEMIC • CHF • liver ... • nephrotic syndrome ... #Workup #Algorithm
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Malignant ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... • Budd-Chiari Syndrome ... Cholangitis • Abscess
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Unprovoked ... vasoconstriction syndrome ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
Abnormal liver function ... response to abnormal liver ... derangement of liver ... the pattern of liver ... presence of metabolic syndrome
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... CBC, vitamin D level ... COPD Assess ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup ... within one week to assess ... or TEE unless clinical ... Consider: Spine, CNS, liver ... #candidiasis #treatment
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Insufficiency, Liver ... Abdominal compartment syndrome ... #criticalcare #algorithm ... #treatment #management
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome ... the setting of liver ... shunt (Type 2) Clinical ... • Underlying liver ... hypertension • Liver
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
syndromes Clinical ... is the main clinical ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Diagnosis #Management