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Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... Positive Tourniquet test ... , Abdominal pain ... , Myalgia Diagnosis ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Insufficiency Addison's Disease ... • Low-grade fever ... Nausea/vomiting • Abdominal ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis ... endocrinology #diagnosis
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis and Screening Testing
Common causes: 
 • Renal parenchymal disease
- Differential Diagnosis ... - Renal ultrasound ... disease - Renal ... Duplex Doppler ultrasound ... ; MRA; abdominal
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
and duration of symptoms ... angioedema Other symptoms ... - Headache, fever ... fatigue, Nausea, abdominal ... Cold #Urticaria #diagnosis
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
(RCC) - Diagnosis ... and a palpable abdominal ... night sweats, fever ... Symptoms of metastatic ... initial test: abdominal
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
or metastatic disease ... ketoconazole, etomidate) Symptoms ... ) w/ anorexia, abdominal ... A STIM test can ... ACTH STIM TEST:
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
brief interval symptom ... -14 days): • Fever ... nausea, vomiting, abdominal ... (renal + hepatic ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis
Intraabdominal Abscess on POCUS

RUSH exam for fever, hypotension, abd pain.  You notice this in RUQ.
RUSH exam for fever ... Diagnosis? ... Answer: Large intra-abdominal ... hx of Crohn's disease ... #ultrasound #clinical
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Criteria - Recurrent abdominal ... last 3 months + symptom ... cultures, but test ... missing things" → fewer ... Rule out celiac disease
Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(SLE) General: Fever ... valve lesions Abdominal ... disease (30%): ... erythematosus #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #rheumatology