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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Rickettsial diseases ... : • Still's disease ... • Crohn disease ... • Behcet disease ... Legionnaire's disease
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Cavitary Lung Disease ... abscess, Necrotizing Pneumonia ... Fungal, Parasitic, Viral ... Metastatic lung disease ... Cavitary #Lung #Disease
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Radiographic Features of Pulmonary Diseases
 - Pneumonia
 - Atelectasis
 - Emphysema
 - Pneumothorax
 - Effusion
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Diseases - Pneumonia ... - Nodular - Acute ... Glass Opacity - Chronic ... Embolism - Acute ... #Diseases #Radiology
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... Neuromuscular disease ... Glycogen storage disease ... Mitochondrial disease ... poisoning, DKA, Fever
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Eosinophilic Lung Diseases ... initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever ... Eosinophilic #Lung #Diseases
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
In chronic disease ... diseases like organizing ... disease that is ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Viral ... • Sickle Cell disease ... • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Diagnosis Framework • Viral ... Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute ... gonorrhea, Rickettsial diseases ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Fever
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
or chronic illness ... with cough and fever ... with low oxygen level ... interstitial lung disease ... Clinical #Diagnosis #Radiology