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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... duplex or CTA • Liver ... Liver biopsy • ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... disease • Behcet's syndrome ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... Brucellosis • Liver ... #Patterns #Differential
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
hepatic crisis: • Fever ... Supportive with treatment ... cholestasis: • Fever ... progressing to acute liver ... Liver transplant
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
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Viral: Measles, Infectious ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Fever ... #Diagnosis #dermatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute Liver ... Hepatocellular - Liver ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... Artery: Shock Liver ... Sophia_Hayes_MD #Liver
Hemolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

1) Environment
  - Fragmentation
  - MAHA: TTP, HUS, DIC, HELLP
HELLP - Grafts, Valves ... Drug-associated, PCH, Evans Syndrome ... Defects, Drugs, Liver ... Internal (RBC) - Infections ... #Diagnosis #hematology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... for workup, including ... Rebound effect from treatment ... Kawasaki, Nephrotic syndrome ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
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 ... thrombocytopenia • Liver ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Kasabach-Merritt syndrome ... deficiency • Liver ... mountain spotted fever ... #Diagnosis #hematology