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Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Street foods / Local ... , travellers' diarrhea ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... immunodeficiency virus [HIV ... History #diagnosis #differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... , HIV infection, ... , acute HIV infection ... HIV infection ... liver abscess • Diarrhea
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Fecal leukocytes ... HIV infection or ... fever, abdominal ... #management #algorithm
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
) Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm DIFFUSE ... Congenital hair shaft ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Hodgkin's Lymphoma vs Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma - Comparison

Hodgkin's Lymphoma:
 • Epidemiology: young adults 20-30, older 50-70
 •
., HIV), EBV infection ... - Pel-Ebstein fever ... - Pruritus: (focal ... Etiology: - Infections ... #hematology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad: Fever ... fraction < 20% Differential ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... Coxsackie, CMV, EBV, HIV ... hepatitis • Pulmonary
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... Pneumoniae: • Focal ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
(IRIS): • In HIV ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... , focal neurological ... Children with pulmonary ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Fatigue - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Endocrine
 • Hypo/Hyperthyroidism
 • Diabetes
 • Pituitary Insufficiency
 • Adrenal
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Neoplastic / Hematologic ... • Malignancy Infectious ... Hepatitis • HIV ... Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... • Paradoxical vocal ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... dysfunction; toxic ingestions ... • Temperature/FEVER