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Human Granulocytic Anaplasmosis vs Ehrlichiosis vs Babesiosis
Nonspecific febrile illness with severe headache and myalgia.
Diagnosis: NAAT, Blood
: Ioxedes Tick ... : Lone Star Tick ... Babesiosis: - Agent: Babesia ... microti, Tick: ... Ioxedes Tick -
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
#Microbiology #Micro ... Ixodes #Ixodestick #tick ... #anaplasmosis #babesia
Babesia Microti - Clinical Features, Exam, Labs and Major Differential Diagnosis
Treatment: 1) Atovaquone and azithromycin 2)
Babesia Microti ... #Diagnosis #Babesia ... #Microti #Workup
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
FUO) - Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Thick and thin smear ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... (oroya fever), babesia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Acid Base and Blood Gas Analysis
1. pH - What’s the primary disturbance?
2. pCO2 - What’s the
metabolic acidosis Nick ... nickmmark #acidbase #workup ... #algorithm #diagnosis
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
- Bornavirus Ticks ... variabilis), Deer tick ... phagocytophilum, Babesia ... microti, Borrelia ... Mycobacterium microti
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
- Bornavirus Ticks ... variabilis), Deer tick ... phagocytophilum, Babesia ... microti, Borrelia ... Mycobacterium microti
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... management of shock MICRO ... changed, and they're sick ... history Initial Work-up ... Checklist #diagnosis #workup
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
related babesiosis. babesia ... microti Ab IFA ... microti, malaria ... Babesiosis ixodes tick ... #microti #clinical