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Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
severity classification ... days and presents fever ... #fever #severity ... #classification ... #diagnosis
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... presentation in winter ... tox/infectious workup ... of infection (fever ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... : • Dengue fever ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... ) • Dengue
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Actively maintained fever ... CAUSES OF HYPERTHERMIA ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
Hypertension - Workup ... and Differential Diagnosis ... hypertension and signs ... renal bruit or signs ... Coarctation of aorta
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
- Another cause ... of malaria diagnosed ... culture; rapid diagnostic ... saliva sample (e.g ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... Disease Diagnosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Mosquito → Malaria, dengue ... Commercial sex worker
Ascites - Diagnostic Approach and Differential Diagnosis
The most common causes: cirrhosis, malignancy and heart failure. Approx
The most common causes ... more than one cause ... (e.g. cirrhosis ... dullness, puddle sign ... Jcortesizaguirr #Ascites #workup
Intraoperative Cardiac Ischaemia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

If the patient is unconscious, signs of cardiac
Guidelines for Crises ... is unconscious, signs ... depression • T wave ... Intraoperative #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Enteroviruses (e.g ... , chikungunya, dengue ... • Headache • Fever ... Acute meningeal signs ... (fever, nuchal