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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious - Other: • Fungal ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... • Sickle Cell disease ... #Fever #Acute
Causes of Hypercalcemia due to increased Vitamin D levels
 • The BIG 3:
Tuberculosis • Fungal ... , Acute granulomatous ... pneumonia, Cat scratch fever ... #differential #diagnosis ... #endocrinology
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Clinical ... night sweats, fever ... #Management #Summary
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... Summary Primary ... Other causes: TB, fungal ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... #Management #Endocrinology
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
- Summary Sheet ... presentation - Acute ... • Management ... #management #summary ... #fungal
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... Acute myocarditis ... #Management #Microbiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... Summary Lung ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Prevotella • Fungal
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Bacterial Peritonitis DIAGNOSTICS ... if other signs (fever ... , abdominal pain ... advanced liver disease ... #management #prophylaxis
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential Diagnosis ... sardonic" smile, abdominal ... and paralysis, acute ... primary pulmonary disease ... dyspnea, possible fever
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Chagas ... mild (malaise, fever ... , rectum 80%) (abdominal