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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Abscess, bacteremia ... • Hepatic abscess ... Liver or lung abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
for Infective Endocarditis ... or intracardiac abscess ... or intracardiac abscess ... evidence of active infection ... #diagnosis #major
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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peritonsillar abscess ... simplex virus 1 ... croup • EBV - Infectious ... Primary acute HIV Infection ... #diagnosis #differential
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
specific to NBTE, and diagnosis ... is required for diagnosis ... often small (<1 ... common, Aortic root abscess ... large infarct - Infectious
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... nosocomial infection ... equivocal • CT A/P: Assess ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
his left eye for 1 ... He received a diagnosis ... dacryocystitis — infection ... orbital cellulitis, abscess ... NEJM #clinical #photo
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
Endocarditis - Diagnosis ... typically secondary to infection ... Criteria (2 Major OR 1 ... w/ vegetation/abscess ... #Diagnosis #Summary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Histoplasmosis Diagnosis ... clinical forms: 1) ... Mucormycosis Diagnosis ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... arthritis, and endocarditis