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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... #Fever #Acute ... #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... Asthma attack, ILD ... , COPD, CTEPH, ILD ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... #Chronic #Causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
potentially be an acute ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Family history of IBD ... Cardiopulmonary disease/AMI ... aneurysms • Acute
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... triad (<10%): fever ... microscopic hematuria, mild ... MatthewHoMD #Acute
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
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Causes of Chronic ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Kyphoscoliosis • Abdominal ... Interstitium • ILD
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean Fever ... by serositis • Acute ... associated with mild ... radicular pain #Rare #Causes
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
days and presents fever ... transmission, with acute ... and no apparent focus ... Intense abdominal ... organs #dengue #fever
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
infectious disease caused ... weeks incubation Acute ... asymptomatic or mild ... (malaise, fever ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: The exact cause ... large part by IL ... IL-1 is a major ... It causes the absolute ... known pathogenic cause