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Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... seizure - Sickle cell ... - Transplant rejection ... - Drug fever ... Noninfectious #Causes #Differential
Tailoring Vasopressors to a Patient's Physiology

Overall, norepinephrine, epinephrine, and vasopressin are all supported by evidence as
and vasopressin are ... all supported by ... physiology #Management ... #Vasopressor #Selection ... #Algorithm #FirstLine
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
NRH & Heme eval. re ... Receptor (sTfR) to differentiate ... ileal Crohn's/resection ... #Algorithm #diagnosis ... #management
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Evaluation and Management ... department with fever ... of Pediatrics Section ... applicable for all ... #Diagnosis #Management
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
the patient's diagnosis ... -BiPAP should never ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection ... #Algorithm #PulmCrit
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... nodosum • Giant cell ... hepatitis • Recurrent PE ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hematuria in Post-Renal Transplant Patient
Prevalence up to 12% in the postrenal transplant patient
 • Bacterial: Escherichia
HPV, EBV), Renal cell ... Other: Chronic rejection ... Renal #Transplant #differential ... #diagnosis #kidney ... #blood #urine #management
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
as white blood cell ... sepsis, organ rejection ... neutropenia: typhoid fever ... part automated differential ... sepsis, organ rejection
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL ... , smudge cells are ... 1) Incidental detection ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the ... surgery or ileal resection ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential