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By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
#Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... maltesecross #compare #malaria
#protozoa #toxoplasma #leishmania #trypanosoma #babesia #malaria #plasmodium #cryptosporidium #cyclospora #cystisospora #entamoeba #acanthamoeba #microsporidia

#ID  #InfectiousDiseases
trypanosoma #babesia #malaria ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Microbial Etiology of Acute ... Pharyngitis - IDSA ... HIV - Primary acute ... #diagnosis #differential ... causes #bacteria #microbiology
Key Pathogens to Consider in Asplenia
 - Encapsulated bacteria
    • S. pneumoniae
bacteria • S. pneumoniae ... parasites • Malaria ... Asplenia #Pathogens #microbiology ... #infections #differential ... #diagnosis
Infographic of common causes of acute otitis media and resistance mechanisms of these bacteria. 
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Haemophilus
common causes of acute ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... PenicillinBindingProtein #Resistance #microbiology ... #differential # ... diagnosis #antibiotics
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Acute #Cough ... #Differential # ... #Causes #Peds #
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... • Acute bacterial ... Fever #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
- 11 million diagnoses ... haemolyticum, chlamydia pneumoniae ... , mycoplasrna pneumoniae ... Pharyngitis #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #microbiology
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Surgical: - Acute ... infection • acute ... - Lower lobe pneumonia ... Pediatrics #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Peds