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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Other parasites Bacteremia ... • Intermittent Bacteremia ... • Continuous Bacteremia
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 ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Origin (FUO) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Recurrent PE Bacterial ... #causes
Causes of Isolated Neutropenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital
Medications
 • Anticonvulsants
 • Antibiotics
 • Antithyroid
 • Antihypertensive
Causes of Isolated ... Antineoplastic Viral Infection ... Gram Positive Bacteria ... Gram Negative Bacteria ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... Bug: Atypical bacteria ... Aggressive: MRSA bacteremia ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Viral and bacterial ... • Abscess, bacteremia ... Causes: • Still's ... #Patterns #Differential
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... count & sites of infection ... 1) Bacteria: ... Washington University ID ... Diarrhea #HIVAIDS #Differential
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
via droplets, bacterial ... invade URT & via hematologic ... CNS and hematologic ... infection -> Parotid ... , meningitis & bacteremia
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infection • ... Bacterial • Abscess ... #Causes #Hematology
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Pharyngitis - IDSA Bacterial ... Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... Pharyngoconjunctival fever ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #bacteria