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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Venous duplex or ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Fundamentals
Definitions:
 • ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) provides prolonged pulmonary and/or circulatory support
blood, pumping ... blood is returned ... Arterial side (aorta ... by Nick Mark MD ... #Oxygenation #diagnosis
Dilated Abdominal Veins and Caput Medusae - Direction of Blood Flow

Vein Milking technique can be used
- Direction of Blood ... Obstruction: The venous ... only veins of neck ... #physicalexam #diagnosis ... #hepatology #cirrhosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
CD8 T cells (IFN-y) ... Phagocytosis of blood ... • Clinical: fever ... manifestations, Anti-IFN-y ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Tinnitus - Objective (can be heard/auscultated) - 10% - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Vascular - Arterial:
 • Atherosclerosis
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Vascular ... Developmental Anomaly • Blood ... Tympanicum Vascular - Venous ... of the Head and Neck
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
trunk, face or neck ... legs, face or neck ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... neutrophils in the blood ... Sweet #Syndrome #diagnosis
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework HEMATOLOGIC ... death Neutropenic Fever ... pain, collateral venous ... paradoxus • Beck
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC ... etiology of palpable versus ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Pinpoint ... Red Flags: • Fever ... : • Complete blood ... #Algorithm #Causes
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
• Rheumatic fever ... arteritis • Bloody ... Boutonnière and swan-neck ... #differential #diagnosis ... #rheumatology