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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... • Influenza Virus ... Parainfluenza Virus ... #Differential #
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Palsy is a damage, acute ... associated with viral infections ... Herpes simplex virus ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology ... #anatomy #pathophysiology
Approach to Thrombocytosis - Elevated Platelet Count - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Peripheral Smear concerning for malignancy?
Platelet Count - Differential ... → Refer to hematology ... • Nonmalignant hematologic ... : Chronic infections ... Thrombocytosis #Platelets #Differential
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Encephalopathy - Differential ... encephalopathy Acute ... : - Primary Neurologic ... Inflammatory (Acute ... Encephalopathy #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... : • Acute or Chronic ... Non malignant hematologic ... Thrombocytosis #Differential
Encephalitis Differential Diagnosis by Location

 • White Matter: PML, ADEM
 • Limbic System: HSV1, HSV6, Treponema
Encephalitis Differential ... , Powassan Virus ... , Nipah Virus, Acute ... #Encephalitis #Differential ... Location #Tropism #neurology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus ... - Anti-HBe - Acute ... of cases) - Acute ... less commonly, infection ... diagnosis #laboratory #hepatology
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... relapsing fever, acute ... virus, Lassa virus ... , Lassa fever, acute ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Interpretation of Hepatitis B Serologies 
HBsAg - HBcAb (total) - HBcAb (IgM) - HBsAb
Susceptible to HBV
Immune
to HBV vaccine Acute ... vs Resolving acute ... infection - ... HepBVirus #Serologies #serology ... #diagnosis #hepatology
Non-cirrhotic Hyperammonemia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hematologic & Vascular:
 • Multiple myeloma & Acute leukemia (plasma cells
Hyperammonemia - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework Hematologic ... Multiple myeloma & Acute ... Malformation) Infections ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology