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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... active ROM +/- fever ... + Cefepime OR Ciprofloxacin ... staphylococcus Vancomycin + Ciprofloxacin ... Arthritis #Diagnosis #Management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... Inflammation: high fever ... and antibiotics: ciprofloxacin ... gabrieltalledop #Oroya #Fever ... #diagnosis #management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... Moderate Disease: 1) Ciprofloxacin ... tularensis #diagnosis #management
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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Diagnosis and Management ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... Sulfa allergy: Ciprofloxacin ... cayetanensis #diagnosis #management
Fever in the Returning International Traveler
Investigations after comprehensive physical examination including thorough skin examination: 
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Fever in the Returning ... Arbovirus Empiric Management ... Undifferentiated fever ... Southeast Asia 1) Ciprofloxacin ... Traveler #empiric #management
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
if other signs (fever ... history of SBP: use ciprofloxacin ... SBP #diagnosis #management
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... Mountain spotted fever ... , Drug fever
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
Diagnosis and Management ... SBP: Medical Management ... daily norfloxacin, Ciprofloxacin ... prophylaxis with ciprofloxacin ... SBP #Diagnosis #Management
Quinolone Antibiotics - Susceptibility Coverage Table
 - Ciprofloxacin
 - Levofloxacin
 - Moxifloxacin 

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Coverage Table - Ciprofloxacin
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... Continuous Fever ... (Step ladder: fever ... Intermittent Fever ... or no fever