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Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Differential diagnosis ... abscess: Infectious ... Infectious Bacterial ... Abscess • Hepatic ... #hepatology #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... rickettsioses, amebic abscess ... abscess • Diarrhea ... abscess, visceral ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Quadrant Pain Liver ... viral hepatitis, Liver ... abscess - Non-infectious ... Subdiaphragmatic abscess ... #RUQ #Pain #differential
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... cyst, Polycystic Liver ... Benign - Infectious ... : Abscess ... #Mass #Differential
Causes of Altered Level of Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Brain Involvement - Hemispheric
Consciousness GCS < 7 - Differential ... • Neoplastic Abscess ... • Neoplastic Abscess ... - Excesses • Liver ... comatose #aloc #Differential
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
Liver infections ... findings - Pyogenic Liver ... Abscess - Amebic ... Abscess - Cholangitic ... imaging #radiology #Differential
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Intracranial tumor • Infection ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... , Nutritional UCSD ... Disorders #dementia #differential
Hepatomegaly - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Malignant
 • Primary Carcinoma
 • Metastases
 • Lymphoma
 • Leukemia
 • Polycythemia
Hepatomegaly - Differential ... Non-Malignant • Fatty Liver ... Pericarditis Infectious ... Cholangitis • Abscess ... #Hepatomegaly #Differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... • Abscess, bacteremia ... Brucellosis • Liver ... or lung abscess ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
of Seizures - Differential ... brain injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... Prophyria #Seizures #Differential