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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... lung abscess • Sub-acute ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
his left eye for 1 ... He received a diagnosis ... — infection of ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... equivocal • CT ... • KUB ↓↓Sens ... • Flex-Sig: If ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
be present or signs ... of infection, such ... , specifically CT ... P May consider KUB ... may narrow per culture
Disseminated Cutaneous Blastomycosis- A fungal culture of skin tissue was negative; however, a skin biopsy showed
Blastomycosis- A fungal culture ... staining confirmed a diagnosis ... pyogranulomatous fungal infection ... #clinical #photo ... #derm #NEJM #cutaneous
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
capitis, a fungal infection ... ringworm, was diagnosed ... therapy; after 1 ... #clinical #photo ... #ringworm #derm
Mastoiditis: Pathogenesis and clinical findings

Acute or Chronic Otitis Media -> 
Stage 1: Hyperemeia of the mastoid
clinical findings Acute ... Media -> Stage 1: ... Obstructed ET= rupture ... pathophysiology #signs ... #symptoms #diagnosis
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness in: 1. ... - Peek sign ... Imaging - CT Chest ... aspiration and acute ... precipitated by: Drugs, infection
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
to Manifest: 1. ... infection Serum ... double contour sign ... • Dual-energy CT ... in a year • 1
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Herpesviruses (MCC: HSV 1) ... simplex virus 1 ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs