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Acute Fever in-from the Tropics - Clinical Examination

#Tropics #Traveler #Fever #Differential #Signs #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Fever in-from ... Tropics #Traveler #Fever ... #Differential # ... Signs #Diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... without localizing signs ... , acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... (e.g., fever, myalgia ... arteritis • Acute ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Decreased level ... ICU patients • Fever ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach to Acute ... triad (<10%): fever ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... AIN #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
dysfunction, Absence of fever ... Sharp sensory level ... nervous system signs ... hexacarbon abuse • Acute ... #criteria #neurology
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
gallbladder cancer Acute ... nausea, vomiting, fever ... , Murphy sign Chronic ... pain, jaundice, fever ... #diagnosis #surgery
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... if neutropenic fever ... progress to MDS or acute ... Aplastic #Anemia #diagnosis
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
• Headache • Fever ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs ... (fever, nuchal ... #diagnosis #neurology