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Causes of Vaginal Discharge - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplastic:
 • Endometrium
 • Cervix
 • Vulva
 • Vagina
Systemic
Vaginal Discharge - Differential ... Dermatologic Local ... Sexually Transmitted Infection ... Vaginal #Discharge #Differential
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... Local production ... primary adrenal infection ... TheIDtrivia #Infectious ... Insufficiency #AI #differential
Causes of Gallbladder Wall Thickening
Primary Wall Thickening:
1 . Acute calculous cholecystitis
2. Acute acalculous cholecystitis
3. Chronic cholecystitis
4.
Heart failure • Local ... pancreatitis Other: Infectious ... Thickening #Causes #differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... history of prior infections ... - Depending on local ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential
Allopecia - Differential Diagnosis Framework for Hair Loss

Localized / Focal Hair Loss Pattern:
 • Scarring Alopecia:
Allopecia - Differential ... Localized / Focal ... Alopecia: - Infectious ... or erythema and local ... loss #alopecia #Differential
Causes of Superior Vena Cava (SVC) Syndrome 
Malignant Causes (2/3 of cases)
 - 95%
thrombosis - Infectious ... Post-radiation local ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Factors For NTM Infections ... • Disseminated infections ... disease through local ... #differential #
Causes of Painful Ophthalmoplegia - Differential Diagnosis
 • Trauma
 • Autoimmune:
     1.
Ophthalmoplegia - Differential ... arteritis • Infectious ... Local metastases ... Ophthalmoplegia #Causes #Differential
An Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Wheezing and Stridor

Stridor: Louder, constant-pitch sound over central airways
Wheezing: Musical
• Functional: Vocal ... pulmonary edema • Infectious ... , Parasite • Focal ... Consolidation (Infection ... Noisy #Breathing #differential
Urticaria (hives): Skin reaction that occurs in response to cold, food allergies, meds, environmental exposures, stings,
infections
exposures, stings, infections ... Presents as acute, focal ... Can be local or