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Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
Differential diagnosis ... abscess: Infectious ... Infectious Bacterial ... #hepatology #Differential ... #diagnosis
Liver Abscess - Differential Diagnosis
Pyogenic:
 • Hepatobiliary
 • Colonic
 • Bacteremia
Entamoeba histolytica:
 • Fecal/oral
 • Colitis
Liver Abscess - ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Stool O+P, PCR ... #Abscess #Differential ... #Diagnosis
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... brain injury • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Hypoxia, Uremia, Liver ... #Causes #neurology
Right Upper Quadrant Pain
Liver:
 - Infectious: Acute viral hepatitis, Liver abscess
 - Non-infectious: hepatitis (Alcohol, Medications),
Quadrant Pain Liver ... viral hepatitis, Liver ... abscess - Non-infectious ... #RUQ #Pain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Liver infections and imaging findings
 - Pyogenic Liver Abscess
 - Amebic Abscess
 - Cholangitic Microabscesses
Liver infections ... Abscess - Amebic ... imaging #radiology #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Microbiology
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Liver Mass - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Benign - Infectious ... : Abscess ... #Mass #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... abscess, visceral ... Returning #Traveler #differential ... #diagnosis #tropical
Hepatic Abscess: Microbiology
Common Pathogens: E. Coli, K. pneumoniae, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes
Rare pathogens that can cause
Hepatic Abscess: ... Microbiology Common ... #Microbiology # ... diagnosis #differential ... #causes #liver
Demyelinating Diseases - Differential Diagnosis
 • Inflammatory: MS, ADEM, NMO, Paraneoplastic, Sjogren's, Polyarteritis nodosa, SLE
 •
Diagnosis • Inflammatory ... nodosa, SLE • Infectious ... Neurosyphilis, PML ... #Diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Altered Mental Status - Differential Diagnosis
 • Neurologic: Stroke, Cerebral hypoxia, Cerebral hemorrhage, Seizure, Trauma, TBI,
Mental Status - Differential ... DiagnosisNeurologic ... Thyroid disease • Infectious ... Encephalitis, Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Causes