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Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
hepatic crisis: • Fever ... Supportive with treatment ... cholestasis: • Fever ... Hepatobiliary #hepatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... Acute myocardial ... - Drug fever ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome #Fever
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Inflammation: high fever ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... gabrieltalledop #Oroya #Fever
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... explain symptoms • Fever ... At least 3 of (Acute ... edema) • Fever ... #diagnosis #comparison
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... • Temperature/FEVER ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #pulmonary
EULAR/ACR Classification Criteria for Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Clinical Domains:
 • Constitutional domain: Fever
 • Cutaneous domain: Non-scarring
EULAR/ACR Classification ... Constitutional domain: Fever ... least 2 joints • Neurologic ... pericarditis • Hematologic ... Erythematosus #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... if neutropenic fever ... progress to MDS or acute ... #management #treatment ... #hematology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach to Acute ... triad (<10%): fever ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Classification ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... tubular necrosis (causes ... Kidney #Injury #Classification ... #diagnosis #nephrology