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Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... sweats, chills (infection ... • Hemoptysis (blood ... #causes
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Causes of Antibiotic ... Failure - Differential ... (daptomycin in lungs ... SJS, DIHS, drug fever ... thrombophlebitis), HAP, Blood
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 ... Bronchitis • Chronic Diarrhea
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Parasitic infections ... leukocytes and occult blood ... insufficiency, Bacterial ... workup #diagnosis #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... tuberculosis, Bacterial ... Chest pain, cough, bloody ... #Infections #HIV
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... • Most common cause ... : • 80% have fever ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... of PCN allergy
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... → Travelers' diarrhea ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Blood transfusion ... #differential #
Clinical Presentations Suggestive of Infectious Diarrhea Etiologies
 • Persistent or chronic diarrhea - Cryptosporidium spp, Giardia
can cause fever ... suggestive of bacterial ... often grossly bloody ... or B. cereus (long ... #differential #
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
virus disease Bacterial ... mosquito bite Diarrhea ... renal function • Blood ... a chest film; blood-smear ... #Travel #Differential
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Base Disorders - Blood ... syndrome, intestinal bacterial ... acidosis: - Diarrhea ... Anxiety, pain, fever ... or restrictive lung