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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Algorithm Viral ... Infectious - Other: • Fungal ... • Sickle Cell disease ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
Causes of Encephalopathy ... Algorithm Hyperacute ... Inflammatory, Infectious (fungal ... neurocognitive disease ... #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Causes of Thrombocytosis ... Infectious: • Acute ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Algorithm #Causes
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Arthritis Differential Diagnosis ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... Mycobacterial • Fungal ... tuberculosis) • Fungi ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infectious Joint Pain ... Join Pain • Viral ... Articular - Acute ... Onset • Fungal ... #Causes
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... Disease • GI ... #causes #pediatrics
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
presents with acute ... muscle aches, joint pain ... , chest pain • ... Inhalation of spores ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • Chronic ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... Pleuritic chest pain ... Prevotella • Fungal
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... infections (90%), Fungal ... Glossopharyngeal neuromas Vagus ... vision or black spots ... #differential #diagnosis
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Syndrome - Summary Acute ... Guillain-Barre Pathophysiology ... COVID 19 - Zika virus ... • Weakness: Starts ... Hands or feet • Pain