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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Flags: • Fever ... refer + order CT ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Summary table of common benign breast diseases and how to manage them. 
Fibroadenoma:
 • Most common
Summary table of common ... bruising/erythema/sign ... Patient may have fever ... diseases #benign #differential ... #diagnosis #surgery
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Infections in HIV - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • CT: Halo sign ... Abdominal pain, chronic ... AIDS #pulmonary #differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... Nasal polyps and signs ... CT) • Broncho-arterial ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Eczematous - Pruritic/Scaly/Erythematous lesions. Usually poorly demarcated
 • Atopic Dermatitis
Eczematous Skin Rash - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... lichenification (chronic ... scalp/face/central chest ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
infection • Most common ... pneumonia • Chronic ... : • 80% have fever ... CT Lung Abscess ... Intervention: - Fevers
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
Common Variable ... Autoimmunity • Chronic ... - gastric and breast ... Chest CT: • Ground-glass ... Malignancies • Chronic
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
or trunk most commonly ... • Most commonly ... lung, esophageal, breast ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Gout - Diagnosis ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... double contour sign ... • Dual-energy CT ... +Radiographic signs
Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS)
(aka: Landry–Guillain–Barré–Strohl syndrome:
	Most common cause of acute flaccid paralysis
	Rapidly progressive ascending paralysis & areflexia
	Autonomic
syndrome:  Most common ... lower to upper areas ... Differential diagnosis ... virus: Headache, fever ...  CIDP: Chronic