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Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Pharyngitis - IDSA ... Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... #Pharyngitis #IDSA ... #diagnosis #differential ... causes #bacteria #microbiology
Eosinophilic meningitis
#eosinophilicmeningitis #eosmeningitis #angiostrongylus #baylisascaris #gnathostoma #raccoon #snail

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... eosinophilia #eosinophil #fever
#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
By Dr.
tachenoir #eschar #fever ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Pediatric Cough - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... No Fever, No Tachypnea ... Fever, Tachypnea ... #Causes #Peds #
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 ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
bronchioles) Microbiology ... prodrome • Fever ... • Aspiration pneumonia ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
B-Lines in case of Pneumonia ... healthy pt with fever ... travel hx, home meds ... Differential Bilat ... NOT definitively diagnose
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Pneumocystis pneumonia ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever ... #diagnosis #Laboratory
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
management of shock MICRO ... miss MDR bugs) MEDS ... bedside echo is never ... a bad idea - make ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
tuberculosis), Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... Mountain Spotted fever ... virus, yellow fever ... Myocarditis #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #cardiology