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Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... When to suspect AIN ... , AKD, rapidly progressive ... triad (<10%): fever ... #Algorithm #nephrology
Natural History of HIV Infection - Timeline of Progression
Acute:
 • Viral Transmission → High VL (steady
AIDS Chronic: • Stable ... VL, progressive ... decline in CD4 ... Asymptomatic, +/- fevers ... increase x 50-150 in
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Whipple's disease suspected:
 • Arthralgias, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea
) - Diagnostic Algorithm ... loss, abdominal pain ... • Unexplained progressive ... cognitive deficits • Fever ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Myositis and Myopathies
Polymyositis 
 • Progressive, symmetric muscle weakness 
 • Elevated CK, +Anti-Jo, +Anti-Mi2
Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis • Progressive ... Dermatomyositis • Progressive ... and stiffness in ... proximal joints, Fever ... differential #diagnosis #comparison
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... criteria #EBM #Fever ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Table #Performance
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
which progression ... risk factors as a classification ... of the ACC/AHA Classification ... now the ACC/AHA classification ... patients who never
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... Respiratory sx in ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Summary table of types of hypersensitivity reactions. 
Type 1
 - Mediators: lgE
 - Antigen Form: Soluble
Summary table of ... Anaphylaxis, Hay fever ... are deposited in ... #classification ... #comparison
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Self-limiting, chronic but stable ... or chronic and progressive ... Progression to chronic ... General: fever, ... syndrome: ACUTE, fever
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... a single site in ... system (node) with progression ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... #differential #algorithm