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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
infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
• Indolent symptoms ... to rnonths • Fever ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Abscess #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Constitutional: Fever ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Symptoms ... #Signs #Pulmonary
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
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... and symptoms: ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... if neutropenic fever ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
., fever/hypothermia ... procalcitonin) - Pulmonary ... symptoms (e.g., ... chest pain) and signs ... Diagram #Diagnosis #Pulmonolary
Sarcoidosis
Stage 1 - Bilateral LAD without involvement of lung parenchyma
Stage 2 - Bilateral LAD with involvement
4 - Fibrosis Pulmonary ... chylothorax, and pulmonary ... gland sweling, fever ... Stages #Staging #Signs ... #Symptoms #Summary
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
But now the ACC/ ... With treatment, ... in patients who never ... show symptoms or ... signs of heart
Hyperthyroidism Overview

Clinical Manifestation of Hyperthyroidism:
 • Fatigue
 • Weight loss
 • Heat intolerance
 • Depression, nervousness
arrhythmia - Fever ... ↑ AST/ALT • Treatment ... tenderness Treatment ... endocrinology #signs ... #symptoms #thyroid