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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... of liver, Dengue ... infection • Abdominal ... pain - Typhoid, ... amebic liver abscess
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Whipple's disease suspected:
 • Arthralgias, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea
Algorithm Whipple's ... , weight loss, abdominal ... pain, diarrhea ... cognitive deficits • Fever ... unknown origin, chronic
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Chronic Abdominal ... abdominal pain ... Abdominal Pain ... Red Flags: • Fever ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
RUSH exam for fever ... hypotension, abd pain ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... #POCUS #ultrasound
Chronic Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Constant / Chronic-Fleeting / Post-Prandial
Upper Quadrant:
 • Peptic ulcer disease
Chronic Abdominal ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Gastric cancer • Liver ... splenomegaly, abscess ... #Abdominal #Pain
Pelvic Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS
Fever, low BP with lower abd pain x 8 days-worsening. WBC-28.9K. Pelvis
on POCUS Fever, ... with lower abd pain ... Diagnosis? ... POCUS #clinical #Abdominal ... #Ultrasound
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
of Pregnancy Chronic ... pits <100k), ↑ liver ... or severe RUQ pain ... hemolysis, elevated liver ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV)
Primary LGV:
 • Genital LGV: Painless genital papule, pustule, ulcer or erosion, Urethral/cervical mucopurulent
enlargement, Lymph node abscess ... Anorectal LGV: Lower abdominal ... symptoms (Malaise, fever ... stricture, Megacolon, Chronic ... Venereum #stages #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Presentation: Fever ... (elevations of liver ... pain, hepatomegaly ... Manifestations: • Fever ... • Fever and weight
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Algorithm Pinpoint ... Red Flags: • Fever ... lesions • Severe pain ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #