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Criteria for Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) / COVID-19

Fever or signs/symptoms of lower
/ COVID-19 Fever ... or signs/symptoms ... onset Fever ... and signs/symptoms ... and signs/symptoms
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... , HIV infection, ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... • Rickettsiae infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... falls (like a wave ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign
Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Fever in Returning ... did the patient travel ... Undifferentiated fever ... exposures to onset of symptoms ... Ill Contacts Infectious
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Findings • ADEM -> Fever ... SOB, fatigue, fever ... Opportunistic infections ... Complications #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... and symptoms: ... • Recurrent infections ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... if neutropenic fever
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Workup • CNS symptoms ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... algorithm • Travel ... thin smear • Signs
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
diagnosis of rheumatic fever ... streptococcal infection ... Criteria #Rheumatic #Fever ... #Major #Minor #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Stages of Syphilis
Early Primary:
 • Painless chancre
 • Regional lymphadenopathy
Early Secondary:
 • Fever, malaise
 • Rash
Secondary: • Fever ... testing • No symptoms ... first year of infection ... Syphilis #Stages #symptoms ... #signs #diagnosis
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
Anaplasma Infection ... within morulae Signs ... and symptoms: ... after bite • Fever ... #Anaplasma #Infection