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Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... tuberculosis, Abscess ... , EBV, CMV • Malignancy ... (e.g. autoimmune
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
decades of life Causes ... Autoimmune diseases ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... , abdominal pain ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Solid tumors Autoimmune ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... • Lyme disease
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Hypoparathyroidism - Type 1 ... • Low-grade fever ... /vomiting • Abdominal ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
Diagnosis Framework ... did not yield a diagnosis ... Red Flags: • Fever ... • Splenomegaly/Abscess ... Pregnancy • Diverticulitis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
in the US: Autoimmune ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... PEARLS: 1. ... A STIM test can ... 1.
USMLE Epidemiology and Biostatistics Summary
Meta-Analysis: pools data from several studies (greater power), limited by quality/bias of
from a group to assess ... / (TP + FN) = 1 ... how related two values ... but not on the causal ... #calculations #diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Predisposing conditions: Autoimmune ... often small (<1 ... left-sided heart valves ... common, Aortic root abscess ... - Infectious Diseases
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Antibodies: 1. ... Viral infection, autoimmune ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... Symptoms: High fevers ... test #cold #
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Headache (45%) • Fever ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... Viral hepatitis Diagnosis ... ART to slow HIV disease ... Syndrome #HIV #diagnosis