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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... #Fever #Acute
Causes of Acute Pericarditis:

Infectious;

Viral: 
Adenovirus 
Coxsackie virus A and B 
Echovirus 
Epstein-Barr virus 
Hepatitis 
Human immunodeficiency
Causes of Acute ... Histoplasmosis Other: parasitic ... Mediterranean fever ... #Causes #Pericarditis ... #Differential #
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Pneumocystis Jiroveci • Parasites ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Leishmania • Parasitic ... virus, yellow fever ... , Lassa fever virus ... Churg-Strauss syndrome ... #differential #
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Rheumatic Fever ... Sicca) Syndrome ... polyangiitis (GPA)/microscopic ... Acute Onset ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Microbial Etiology of Acute ... necrophorum - Lemierre’s syndrome ... Herpes simplex virus ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #bacteria
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Irritable bowel syndrome ... Parasitic infections ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
region Viral Syndromes ... Salmonella typhi Parasitic ... dipstick test, microscopic ... #Travel #Differential ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Rhombencephalitis
BACTERIAL
- Listeria (biphasic illness with bulbar dysfunction occurring later)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Pneumococcus
- Brucella
- Borrelia (Lyme Disease)
-
encephalitis, West Nile virus ... Paracoccidioidomycosis PARASITIC ... lymphoma OTHERS - Acute ... Rhombencephalitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... - Acute rheumatic ... #differential #