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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
gram-negative pneumonia ... • Acute bacterial ... Acute bacterial ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid arthritis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
, acute HIV infection ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... , Lassa fever, acute ... • Abdominal pain
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... , chronic diarrhea ... Microsporidium #Lung #Infections ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Hyperthyroidism Fever ... • Rheumatic fever ... SLE, Rheumatic fever ... stenosis - Rheumatic fever ... • New murmur, fever
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
the time course (acute ... • Rheumatic fever ... or more joints Viral ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Acute and Chronic ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... : Asthma, COPD, ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection ... poisoning, DKA, Fever
Eosinophilic Pneumonia
When to suspect Eosinophilic Pneumonia? Non-resolving pneumonia + BAL > 25% eosinophils + excluded more
common diagnoses Acute ... tobacco hx - Fever ... Pleuritic Chest Pain ... mechanical ventilation Chronic ... (CEP) - F>M (2
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... , CNS, skin • Infectious ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... Etiologies Unusual Infections ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... or chronic)
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... Genitourinary Infection ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Acute Onset