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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Malignancy: - Hematologic ... (e.g. autoimmune ... #Origin #FUO #Differential
Common Etiologies of Cirrhosis

Inflammation

 - Hepatitis B (15 percent)

 - Hepatitis C (47 percent)

 - Schistosomiasis
Schistosomiasis - Autoimmune ... - Sarcoidosis Toxic ... (Budd-Chiari syndrome ... #Diagnosis #Differential ... #Hepatology #Cirrhosis
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... gonorrhea, Rickettsial diseases ... , Toxic shock syndrome ... #Diagnosis #dermatology
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Liver Injury - Differential ... Other: NAFLD, Autoimmune ... obstruction, HELLP Syndrome ... Liver #Injury #Differential ... Acute #algorithm #hepatology
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
includes Kawasaki disease ... and toxic shock ... syndrome (TSS) ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology ... #Differential
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Acute rheumatic fever ... Effusions: - Hematologic ... diagnosis #msk #physicalexam
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Petechial Rash - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Palpable Rash: - Autoimmune ... Petechiae #Rash #Differential ... #physicalexam
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Borrelia (Lyme disease ... Associated with autoimmune ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... Toxic myocarditis ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... permanent alopecia Differential ... • Non-autoimmune ... deficiencies • Autoimmune ... to: Arthritis, Fever
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Viral infection, autoimmune ... pts) Differential ... Symptoms: High fevers ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology