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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... , acute HIV infection ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... , Lassa fever, acute ... • Abdominal pain
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Still's ... • Leptospirosis ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... #Patterns #Differential
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Chagas disease • Acute ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis
Common causes of Acute Kidney Injury AKI - Differential Diagnosis
HEMODYNAMIC
 • Cardiac failure: Impaired forward flow,
Common causes of ... AKI - Differential ... Post-infectious ... #Differential # ... Diagnosis #nephrology
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... #differential
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
) - Differential ... , weight loss, fever ... subdural hematoma, lung ... the tragus to differentiate ... Otolaryngology #differential
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Pre-Renal:
 • Hypovolemia, Cardiorenal, Distributive Shock, HRS, Hypercalcemia, Renal
Acute Kidney Injury ... (AKI) - Differential ... : Medication, Infection ... #Diagnosis #nephrology ... #causes #algorithm
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
- Differential ... stimulus to ADH • Pain ... /Post-op • Neurologic ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH - Euvolemic; no physiologic stimulus to
- Differential ... stimulus to ADH • Pain ... /Post-op • Neurologic ... • Drugs • Pulmonary ... #Hyponatremia #Nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach to Acute ... triad (<10%): fever ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... #Algorithm #nephrology