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Approach to urethritis and cervicitis

By Dr. Elise Merchant @EAMerchant via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]

#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Approach to urethritis ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Differential ... Chlamydia #GC #Bacteria
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
infections (bacterial ... rheumatic fever • Chronic ... if bacteremic. ... hepatitis, herpes • Chronic ... approach #workup #differential
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
 •
of Staph Aureus Bacteremia ... • CNS Infections ... 11.8%) • Septic arthritis ... (28-35%) ID Chalk ... Staph #Aureus #Bacteremia
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... burgdorferi • Virus/Bacteria ... virus • Rubella Bacterial ... gonorrhea) • Bacterial ... Joint #pain #Differential
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Antineoplastic Viral Infection ... Idiopathic - Chronic ... Gram Positive Bacteria ... Gram Negative Bacteria ... • Rheumatoid Arthritis
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... HypospIenism • Bacteremia ... • Encapsulated Bacteria ... Bronchitis • Chronic ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Giant cell arteritis ... UnknownOrigin #FUO #Chronic ... #Differential #
Approach to Joint Pain

History:
Is the pain from:
	• Joint
	• Adjacent bursa
	• Tendon
	• Ligament
	• Bone
	• Muscle
	• Referred from
Calcium oxalate Infectious ... Acute or chronic ... infections related ... to bacterial, fungal ... approach #workup #differential