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Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
of Post-Partum Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... PPF - Wind: pneumonia ... Episiotomy • Abscess ... #PostPartum #Fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
104°F) • Lobar pneumonia ... gram-negative pneumonia ... infection • Abscess ... • Mycoplasma pneumonia ... or lung abscess
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... rickettsioses, amebic abscess ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... abscess • Diarrhea ... abscess, visceral
Liver Abscess on POCUS Ultrasound

Fever and RUQ pain/tenderness isn't always chole. In this patient population make
Liver Abscess on ... POCUS Ultrasound ... Fever and RUQ ... abscess - could ... #Abscess #Color
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... in the right Liver ... • K pneumoniae ... • Fever in 90% ... cm Continuous fever
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... Infection • Pneumonia ... Skin Infection Abscess ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... No Fever, No Tachypnea ... Fever, Tachypnea ... • Bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical or viral pneumonia
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... peritonsillar abscess ... Pharyngoconjunctival fever ... Chlamydophila pneumoniae ... - Bronchitis, pneumonia
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... • Rheumatic fever
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
cause: Aspiration pneumonia ... for Klebsiella pneumonia ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Intervention: - Fevers