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Causes of Fever by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Fever #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Fever ... System #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Fever #Differential ... #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Hyponatremia: 1) ... history (cardiac, liver ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Nephro #Hyponatremia ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... effect/Edema • EBV ... opportunistic #InfectiousDiseases
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Headache • Fever ... meningeal signs (fever ... #diagnosis #neurology
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
manifestations Stage 1. ... Localized • EM ... arthralgia, headache, fever ... days-weeks after EM ... lymphocytic meningitis, CN
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Antibodies: 1. ... Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... younger pts) Differential ... Symptoms: High fevers
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... management #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... clinical forms: 1) ... infection • Cough, fever ... • Isolated fever ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases
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 ... pain and GN Anti-GBM ... chorioretinitis, CNS
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... varying degrees of: 1. ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... diagnosis #management #neurology ... #differential