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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
malaria–endemic regions ... duplex or CTA • Liver ... lesions? ... Liver biopsy • ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... amebic abscess of liver ... without genital lesions ... or elevation of liver ... fluke, amebic liver
Miliary Tuberculosis 
Hematogenous dissemination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 
Clinical: 
 • Failure to thrive 
 • Fever
to thrive • Fever ... and joints • Liver ... TB #Pulmonary #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Various Imaging Modalities
 • Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal
Appearance of Liver ... Lesions on Various ... , Metastasis #Liver ... Contrast #CT #MRI #POCUS ... #diagnosis #comparison
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
, Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... ß-blockers, CNS lesions ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Focused Assessment with Sonography for HIV/TB - The FASH Exam

The main objective of the FASH exam
focal spleen and liver ... lesions – all suggestive ... #Diagnosis #POCUS
Pruritus - Generalized Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Systemic and Primary Causes
== Primary Skin Lesions ==
Macules /
Generalized Differential Diagnosis ... = Primary Skin Lesions ... No Primary Skin Lesion ... Diabetes Mellitus Liver ... • Cholestatic liver
Liver Mass Differential Diagnosis
Solid:
 • Benign: Hepatic Hemangioma, Focal nodular hyperplasia, Hepatocellular adenoma, Regenerative nodules
 •
Liver Mass Differential ... Diagnosis Solid ... Cystadenoma, Polycystic liver ... Echinococcus #Liver ... #hepatology #Radiology
Appearance of Liver Lesions on Computed Tomography (CT) - Arterial Phase, Portal Venous Phase and Delayed
Appearance of Liver ... Lesions on Computed ... , Metastasis #Liver ... #Lesions #Hepatic ... #differential #diagnosis
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
examination and diagnostic ... eosinophils per liter ... mildly elevated liver-function ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #InfectiousDisease