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Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Clinical History: - Fever ... regurgitation - Pain ... Infections: Syphilis ... #Differential # ... Causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
pharyngeal erythema, fever ... pharyngeal erythema, fever ... Sudden onset of fever ... -> Fever, cough ... jaundice and RUQ pain
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... Carboxyhemoglobin level ... workup as appropriate ... (fever, leukocytosis ... #MICU #CriticalCare
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... plateletcount), peripheral blood ... #Workup #hematology
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Clinical • Fever ... • Abdominal pain ... • Diarrhea (bloody ... Guillain-Barré syndrome Management ... • Supportive (infection
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Red Flags: • Fever ... lesions • Severe pain ... deficiency Work ... #dermatology #physicalexam
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Ear Pain (Otalgia ... ) - Differential ... , weight loss, fever ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otolaryngology #differential
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... fungal ringworm infection ... Hair loss • Fever ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... sweats, chills (infection ... • Hemoptysis (blood ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
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Tachypnea - Differential ... Hypovolemic shock (blood ... dysfunction; toxic ingestions ... • Temperature/FEVER ... Anxiety, fright, pain