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Differential diagnosis for pyogenic liver abscess:
Infectious etiologies predominate. Most are pyogenic (bacterial). Amebic (Entamoeba histolytica) and
pyogenic liver abscess ... : Infectious etiologies ... Infectious Bacterial ... Endemic Fungi Parasite ... #hepatic #hepatology
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... : Lung abscess, ... Emboli, Fungal Infection ... , NTB, Fungal, Parasitic ... Disease #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... eg.malaria) • Other parasites ... Organ Specific Infection ... Abscess: • Head ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infectious ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... malaria) • other parasites ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pulmonary Infections in HIV-AIDS
Bacterial: 
 • No organism identified, Strep pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S.aureus, Streptococcus Grp
Pulmonary Infections ... spp, Atypical infection ... Penicillium marneffei Parasitic ... bronchoscopy Infectious ... #Pulmonary #Infections
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Artifact (redo CBC ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Toxoplasmosis (CD4 ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Syphilis • Pyogenic Abscess ... • Nocardia • Parasitic
Causes of Culture Negative Abscess - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Consider prior antibiotics as a cause of a
Culture Negative Abscess ... endemic fungi - Parasitic ... Dracunculiasis - Non-Infectious ... Blastomycosis - Non-Infectious ... Culture #Negative #Abscess
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... and non-hematologic ... malignancies • Infection ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Blood Disorders - Markers and Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Acute
 • Myloid (AML) - CD13, CD33, CD34,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - T-cell - CD7 ... , CD3 Chronic ... Blood #Disorders #hematology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm