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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... Infection: • HIV • EBV ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
onset (acute vs. chronic ... history (cardiac, liver ... , renal disease) ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad: Fever ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV ... management #treatment #rheumatology
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... • NASH, Chronic ... injury: > 3 • Chronic ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... Red Flags: • Fever ... dysfunction • PSC ... /AMI • PUD • ... #Causes #Differential
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
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., HIV), EBV infection ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... involvement Differential ... oncology #diagnosis #differential ... #hematology
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
- Mycoplasma, EBV ... younger pts) Differential ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... Symptoms: High fevers ... hemolytic #anemia #hematology
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Demyelinating disease ... effect/Edema • EBV ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Eosinophilia, asthma, chronic ... glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... Coronary arteries - Fever ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... cells - Blood & BM ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers