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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... Identification of onset (acute ... vs. chronic) 2) ... , liver, renal disease ... #EM #IM #Nephro
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... : High spiking fever ... NSAIDs, steroids (acutely ... #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
and Management ... Summary Acute Chagas ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... detectable by blood ... : Chronic disease
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
disease caused ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... toxo reactivation Clinical ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... #diagnosis #management
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
have had prior evaluations ... potentially be an acute ... Red Flags: • Fever ... the patient • Blood ... aneurysms • Acute
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Causes of acute ... Systemic disease ... leukocytes and occult blood ... #Diarrhea #management
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
 • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... 40, F:M 9:1 • Clinical ... of SLE • Evolution ... : Chronic disease ... #rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Phagocytosis of blood ... : fever +++, hepatosplenomegaly ... inhibitors under evaluation ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
extramedullary disease ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers ... #Leukemia #Hematology ... #Oncology #Diagnosis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
and Management ... active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... count, and crystal evaluation ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM