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Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Recent travel/Fevers ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... nodosum • Giant cell ... #causes
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... stroke • Sickle Cell ... #causes
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of ... under skin • Associated ... Patient may have fever ... diseases #benign #differential ... #table
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
or Haverhill fever ... Well-circumscribed ... • No well-described ... Erythemas #comparison #table ... #differential #
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
Pain (Otalgia) - Differential ... more likely to be associated ... Basal/squamous cell ... is likely to be associated ... , weight loss, fever
Causes of ileitis beyond Crohn’s disease and infections include systemic disorders -spondyloarthropathies, vasculitides, ischemia, and amyloidosis
Causes of ileitis ... amyloidosis as well ... specific examples associated ... #GI #Ileitis #Differential ... #Table
Mediastinal Mass - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Anterior Mediastinal Mass - 5T’s
 • Thymic neoplasm
 • Teratoma (or
Mediastinal Mass - Differential ... the most common causes ... expansion and are associated ... • Flushing • Fever ... Mediastinal #Mass #Differential
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... infection-negative giant cell ... Associated with ... more commonly cause ... #differential #
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Encapsulated Bacteria Cell ... Infection #Fever ... #Causes #Hematology