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Infectious causes of eosinophilia

By Dr. Hawra Al-Lawati @hawraallawati via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Infectious causes ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis # ... eosinophilia #eosinophil #fever
Hemolytic Anemias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Signs of anemia and hemolysis:
 • ↓ Haptoglobin
 • ↑ LDH
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hypersplenism, Infection ... #Differential # ... #hematology
Causes of Neutropenia with Pancytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Sequestration:
 • Splenomegaly
Marrow Infiltration:
 • Hematologic and non-hematologic
Pancytopenia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... malignancies • Infection ... Toxins • Aplastic Anemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis
Platelet Count > 450
Reactive:
 • Anemia/blood loss (Fe deficiency)
 • Infection/Sepsis
 • Non-infectious
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Platelet ... Reactive: • Anemia ... deficiency) • Infection ... #Platelets #hematology
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) - Differential Diagnosis Table

Warm AIHA (48-70%)
Cold AHA (16-32%)
 • Donath-Landsteiner HA (paroxysmal
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia ... (AIHA) - Differential ... Diagnosis Table ... #Diagnosis #Table ... #hematology
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Infectious: Legionella ... , Non-infectious ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis
Inherited
 • Membrane
 • Internal
    - Hemoglobin
Causes of Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential ... Diagnosis Inherited ... Internal - Infectious ... #hematology
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever ... #rodent #infections ... #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
other as well as never ... febrilepodcast] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... Microbiology #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
Thrombocytosis - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Myelofibrosis Infectious ... Iron deficiency anemia ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm