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Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
Liver Abscess • ... the bacterial cases ... • Fever in 90% ... & abdominal pain ... cm Continuous fever
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
, acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute ... infection • Abdominal ... pain - Typhoid, ... amebic liver abscess
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Skin Infection Abscess ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Fever • Anorexia ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... aneurysms • Acute
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... : • 80% have fever ... Pleuritic chest pain ... decubitus - air fluid level ... #pulmonary #differential
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Diptheria • Typhoid fever ... rheumatic fever ... Psittacosis • Q fever ... • Yellow fever
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... 3) Abdominal, ... infection • Cough, fever ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... • Isolated fever
Localized Acute Abdominal Pain(<72 hours) - Differential Diagnostic Algorithm
Look for surgical abdomen
Upper quadrant: R/O cardiac, pulmonary,
Localized Acute ... Abdominal Pain(< ... : R/O cardiac, pulmonary ... musculoskeletal causes ... #Abdominal #Pain
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 ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Presentation: Fever ... pain, hepatomegaly ... Manifestations: • Fever ... • Fever and weight