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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... , confusion, seizures ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... , CMV, HSV • Toxic ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Differential Diagnosis of Syncope
First, is it syncope? History is very important for distinguishing syncope from other
(seizure, dizziness ... #Diagnosis #EM # ... Neuro #IM #Sycope ... #Causes #Differential ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... of Acute Liver ... EBV, HSV, CMV,
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Causes of Acute ... (herpangina), EBV ... , CMV, HIV-1 Bacterial ... Causes of Acute ... #differential #
Causes of Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Acute increase
Causes of Acute ... Injury (AKI) - Differential ... • Drugs • HIV ... Glomerulonephritis • Anti-GBM ... , allopurinol, PPI
Creatine Kinase - Causes of Elevated CK Levels
Acute CK Elevation (Pain > Weakness):
 • RHABDOMYOLYSIS
Creatine Kinase - Causes ... Elevated CK Levels Acute ... (COVID19, CMV/EBV ... strep) - Seizures ... #Elevated #CK #differential
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Microbial Etiology of Acute ... Cold, croup • EBV ... - Primary acute ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #bacteria
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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elevation • Nausea ... 14%), in which case ... • Viral RNA level ... Thrombocytopenia Neuro ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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/ AIDS - Differential ... complaints or seizures ... Demyelinating disease caused ... effect/Edema • EBV ... CNS #Infections #differential