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Acute Fever in-from the Tropics - Clinical Examination

#Tropics #Traveler #Fever #Differential #Signs #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Fever in-from ... Examination #Tropics #Traveler ... #Fever #Differential ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Prior Fever in a Returning Traveler – PEARLs
Remember that in any returning traveler with a fever
Returning Traveler ... any returning traveler ... investigate the TRAVEL ... #Traveler #Cutoff ... #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
without localizing signs ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... , Lassa fever, acute ... #Returning #Traveler ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... healthy pt with fever ... immunosuppression, travel ... Differential Bilat ... partially seen shred sign
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Acute bacterial ... falls (like a wave ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Evaluation of Acute ... Travel to endemic ... Bloody diarrhea, fever ... Hospitalization required #Acute ... #Diarrhea #management
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
• Headache • Fever ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs ... (fever, nuchal
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
conidia → Yeast → travel ... respiratory symptoms • Fever ... infection • Cough, fever ... • Isolated fever ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management