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Genital ulcers

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

#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
#STI
Diseases #Infections ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #STI ... hducreyi #syphilis #chlamydia ... #lgv #hiv #Diagnosis
Approach to urethritis and cervicitis

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

#ID  #Infectious Diseases
Diseases #Infections ... #Differential #Ddx ... #Diagnosis #STI ... Cervicitis #Gonorrhea #Chlamydia ... #GC #Bacteria #Diagnosis
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... atalectasis - Water: UTI ... : • UTI • Pyelonephritis ... #PostPartum #Fever
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Cholangitis • UTI ... • Protozoa (eg ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Exercise • Fever ... • UTI Orthostatic ... HSP • Post-infectious ... Protein deposition (eg
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
tattoos, piercings, injections ... (gonococcus) / Chlamydia ... , RTI 7-21 days ... travellers' diarrhea, RTI ... Traveler #History #diagnosis
How to Diagnose a Urinary Tract Infection

To diagnose UTI in patients over 65:

• Evidence of pyrexia,
Urinary Tract Infection ... To diagnose UTI ... No alternative cause ... • Rigors • Fever ... DrLindaDykes #UTI
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... CRF) • Infection ... Chronic UTI) • ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... endocrinology #causes
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... Glomerulonephritis DDX ... Septic emboli cause ... ↑ ESR, CRP • EKG