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Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
PPF - Wind: pneumonia ... atalectasis - Water: UTI ... Infection: • Pneumonia ... Infection: • UTI ... Episiotomy • Abscess
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
• Infectious: UTI ... , Pneumonia, Sepsis ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Bronchitis - No URTI ... • Bacterial pneumonia ... Atypical or viral pneumonia ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Behcet's Syndrome - Treatment
Ulcers:
 • Treatment: Topical steroids
 • Prevention: Colchicine
 • Azathioprine for refractory disease
Arthritis:
Behcet's Syndrome ... Anticoagulation (case ... by case) • Surgery ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #Behcets ... #pharmacology #rheumatology
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... of Pneumonia on ... travel hx, home meds ... Progressive URI ... had Mycoplasma pneumonia
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
phenazopyridine • Foods: beets ... Urine: • Any cause ... Pseudomonas • Meds ... dyes typically cause ... Medical conditions: UTI
Aortitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Non-Infectious Aortitis:
 • Vasculitides: Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA), Takayasu's arteritis, Cogan's Syndrome,
polychondritis, Behcet's ... (SPA) • Other Causes ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... Mycobacterial Causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #rheumatology
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Illness (SBI): 1) UTI ... pyelonephritis Most common cause ... specificity 2) Pneumonia ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
104°F) • Lobar pneumonia ... gram-negative pneumonia ... Crohn disease • Behcet ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Crohn's disease • Behcet's
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Infection • Abscess ... Sinusitis • Pneumonia ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology