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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs or symptoms ... , acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Findings • ADEM -> Fever ... SOB, fatigue, fever ... Complications #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms ... #pathophysiology
Rheumatic Fever - Jones Criteria
An autoimmune condition. Peak incidence is 5-15 yrs of age.
Triggered by infection
Rheumatic Fever ... Usually symptoms ... Rheumatic Fever ... #Rheumatic #Fever ... #Diagnosis
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
Jones criteria for ... fever Requirements ... streptococcal infection ... #Rheumatic #Fever ... #Major #Minor #Symptoms
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Algorithm No Fever ... Bronchitis - No URTI Symptoms ... Fever, Tachypnea ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds
IDSA - Conventional Criteria for the Diagnosis of Sinusitis Based on the Presence of at Least
- Conventional Criteria ... for the Diagnosis ... or anosmia • Fever ... (for acute sinusitis ... • Cough • Fever
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
ARDS to explain symptoms ... • Fever and hypotension ... At least 3 of (Acute ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
, Mild sensory symptoms ... dysfunction, Absence of fever ... Sharp sensory level ... hexacarbon abuse • Acute ... #criteria #neurology
Functional Dyspepsia - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management
Risk factors: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Psychological comorbidity, Helicobacter pylori infection,
Management Risk ... Helicobacter pylori infection ... , Acute gastroenteritis ... : Bothersome symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Management
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Fever: Pathogenesis ... inflammation • Fever ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications