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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Brucellosis, Q fever ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... , Factitious fever
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
disease • Periodic fever ... multiorgan failure • Fever ... - Nonremitting fever ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... • Metabolic acidosis ... poisoning Nervous System ... • Temperature/FEVER
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
- Differential ... measuring urinary K level ... Renal tubular acidosis ... #hypokalemia #differential ... #nephrology #potassium
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
- Generalized Differential ... and Primary Causes ... Myelodisplastic syndrome ... #generalized #dermatology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
central nervous system ... diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... • Systemic lupus ... #differential #
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
characterized by fever ... Disorder: - Fever ... Symptoms: - Fever ... arthralgia) - Fever ... Treatment: - Systemic
Lactic Acidosis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Type A: Impaired O2 Delivery (DO2)
 • Decreased O2 Delivery: Hypotension
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pain / Exercise, Fever ... Beta-Agonists, ↑ work ... Impaired Clearance: Systemic ... #Differential #
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Differentials? ... Step 5 - Differential ... D-lactate (short bowel syndrome ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... Diagnosis #Summary #Nephrology
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... symptomatology Differential ... Immune Complex: Systemic ... #differential # ... diagnosis #nephrology