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Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Causes of Culture ... antibiotics as a cause ... Fusobacteria - Acid-Fast ... SAPHO, Sweet's Syndrome ... Auto-Inflammatory: SAPHO syndrome
Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Cardiovascular Causes of Dyspnea:
 • Myocardium:
	- Heart failure
	- CAD/ACS
	- Valvulopathy
 • Electrical:
	-
Cardiovascular Causes ... Arrhythmia - Too fast ... Tamponade Pulmonary Causes ... Hepatopulmonary syndrome ... Other Causes
Hypoglycemia Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Workup:
 • Sulfonylurea Labs
 • Anti-lnsulin Ab - Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
 •
Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome ... metabolic demand causes ... hypoglycemia • 72 hr fast ... Insulin Autoimmune Syndrome
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
has a number of causes ... It may be fast, ... hyperventilation syndrome—a ... common cause of ... Causes include
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... • Mounier-Kuhn syndrome ... dyskinesia • Young syndrome ... bacteria and Acid fast
When trying to differentiate between the two conditions think “FAST” with Serotonin Syndrome and “SLOW” with
conditions think “FAST ... Serotonin Syndrome ... (THINK FAST) - ... FAST onset - ... FAST movements (
Pain, Agitation, and Delirium (PAD) in the ICU
Addressing the ICU Triad (PAD) can be accomplished through
non-benzo sedative: fast ... Propofol infusion syndrome ... it should not cause ... dissociative drug, it causes ... 0.5mg x1) for nausea
Serotonin Syndrome - THINK: FAST
 - FAST onset
 - FAST movements (agitation, akathisia, HYPERreflexia)
 - FAST
Serotonin Syndrome ... - THINK: FAST ... - FAST onset ... Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome ... NeurolepticMalignant #Syndrome
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 ... , quantitative fat ... Malabsorption syndromes ... Irritable bowel syndrome
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Mnemonic NO cause ... found in 60% of cases ... Sarcoidosis or Lofgren's syndrome ... Nodosum #Mnemonic #Causes