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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
inflammatory cells) Clinical ... Constitutional: Fever ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... symptoms (e.g., ... chest pain) and signs
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
postpartum): • Initial symptoms ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential ... Maternal Support - Critical ... obgyn #diagnosis #management
Pott's Disease in Tuberculosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
 - Typically from TB endemic areas
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extrapulmonary cases Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... years - May have signs ... pulmonary TB PE ... for concomitant pulmonary
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
regardless of symptoms ... or signs. ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential ... #signs #symptoms
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... partially seen shred sign ... #Lung #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
evaluation of the clinical ... /or suspicious clinical ... symptoms/signs ... mellitus; USS, ultrasound ... #Enzymes #Differential
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
Edema (NCPE) - Differential ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... - The classic signs ... edema #causes #differential
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Signs/Symptoms: ... be present or signs ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound ... also important Management