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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 ... infections • Acute ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid arthritis
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
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
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Subacute: • Acute ... Infections: Lung abscess ... , Necrotizing Pneumonia ... Fungal, Parasitic, Viral ... Algorithm #lesion #pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... angioinvasive disease ... Cytopenias VIRAL ... , chronic diarrhea ... Infections #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... • Giant cell arteritis ... Other: • Drug fever ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... • Viral Arthritis ... Septic Bursitis • Abscess ... Articular - Acute ... Infectious #JointPain #MSK
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Viral ... Skin Infection Abscess ... • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
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
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Acute Onset ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK