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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Chronic Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... sweats, chills (infection ... Dyspnea (underlying lung ... lymadenopathy, clubbing, chest
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... resolution falling to normal ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... #Differential #
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... PHANTOMS): • Pattern ... lesion • CNS infection ... arteritis • Acute
Head Cheese Sign on Chest CT
 • Juxtaposition of distinct radiographic areas of low, normal and
Head Cheese Sign ... distinct radiographic areas ... of low, normal ... attenuation • DDx: sub-acute ... #CT #Lung #Pulmonary
Acute Kidney Injury - AKI Workup Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis
Baseline Investigations: full blood count with differential,
Acute Kidney Injury ... - AKI Workup Algorithm ... electrolytes, urea ... investigations abnormal ... clinical context and signs
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... CA, small cell lung ... function may be abnormal
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Pericarditis: Infectious ... Metastatic tumors: Breast ... Leukemia Lung ... #Pericarditis #Differential
Abnormal liver function tests algorithm.
 This figure details the initial response to abnormal liver blood tests.
tests algorithm ... clinical symptoms/signs ... evaluation of the pattern ... Areas of diagnostic ... Liver #Enzymes #Differential
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Nasal polyps and signs ... in the adjacent lung ... of the affected lung ... - BAR >1.0 is abnormal ... Bronchiectasis #pulmonary #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... Exam: Can be normal ... #Infections #HIV