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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... without localizing signs ... , acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... bacterial meningitis ... falls (like a wave ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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(e.g., fever, myalgia ... lesion • CNS infection ... (e.g., meningitis ... arteritis • Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #neurology
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... Enteroviruses (e.g ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs ... diagnosis #neurology
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... presentation in winter ... Trauma - Acute ... (fever, leukocytosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
conidia → Yeast → travel ... respiratory symptoms • Fever ... • Cough, fever ... (~40%) • Meningitis ... • Isolated fever