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Chest Pain - Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm

History and Exam
Acute life-threatening causes:
 • Acute myocardial infarction
 •
Chest Pain - Diagnosis ... and Workup Algorithm ... History and Exam Acute ... life-threatening causes ... , LET, lipase, PT
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... #Fever #Acute ... #causes
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Pain Causes - Differential ... potentially be an acute ... • Fever • Anorexia ... • Skin changes ... aneurysms • Acute
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... Bloody diarrhea, fever ... , abdominal pain ... #workup #diagnosis
Rare Causes of Abdominal Pain
 • Hereditary Angioneurotic Edema - Recurrent visceral that may by swelling
Rare Causes of Abdominal ... Mediterranean Fever ... by serositis • Acute ... with postural changes ... #Abdominal #Pain
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Inflammatory Joint Pain ... Psoriatic (Nail Changes ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Acute Onset ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
arrived w/severe abd pain ... 12.5, WBC 14, Plt ... headache and abd pain ... of blood smear, acute ... antibodies or PCR
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
-> AML: Blast crises ... , fever, joint pain ... , weight loss, abdominal ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Pleuritic chest pain ... Fatigue, Chest pain ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... Pneumonia: • PVL ... factor • May cause
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... 2-6 months • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy, Malaise, Abdominal ... Pain, Spontaneous ... Weight Loss • Can cause