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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
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Other parasites Bacteremia ... • Intermittent Bacteremia ... • Continuous Bacteremia
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Associated with Joint Pain ... or viral infection ... Wilson's disease Pulmonary ... Cardiomyopathies - Viral infection ... #differential #
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
 •
of Staph Aureus Bacteremia ... • CNS Infections ... • Septic pulmonary ... joint (28-35%) ID ... Staph #Aureus #Bacteremia
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 ... Recurrent PE Bacterial ... • Meningitis Bacterial
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... HypospIenism • Bacteremia ... • Encapsulated Bacteria ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Abscess, bacteremia ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... #Patterns #Differential
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Clinical History: - Fever ... regurgitation - Pain ... on the cause Infections ... Mycobacterium, Pyogenic bacteria ... Diagnosis #Workup #Differential
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
- Arthritis Differential ... burgdorferi • Virus/Bacteria ... • Rheumatic fever ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... Joint #pain #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... • Abdominal pain ... Returning #Traveler #differential