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Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... , CMV, HSV • Toxic ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #hepatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... Algorithm Vascular Causes ... of Acute Liver ... EBV, HSV, CMV, ... diagnosis #algorithm #hepatology
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Headache (45%) • Fever ... 14%), in which case ... • Viral RNA level ... Thrombocytopenia Neuro ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... , Varicella, EBV ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... rheumatic fever
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
: HSV 1): • Herpes ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Headache • Fever ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs (fever
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... effect/Edema • EBV
Elevated Globulin - Protein Gap (Total Protein - Albumin > 4)

Work-up of an Elevated Globulin Gap:
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Viral infections (acute ... HIV, HBV, EBV, ... Sarcoidosis) • Liver ... gastric tumors • Hematology ... inflammation (acute
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
and branches • Fever ... affects the skin, neurologic ... Coronary arteries • Fever ... tract, and often causes ... pain and GN Anti-GBM
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Overlap Syndrome: Fever ... weakness + atrophy- Hip ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... ANTI-SYNTHETASE SYNDROME: • Fever ... statins - probably caused