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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
infection, infective endocarditis ... , acute HIV infection ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... , Lassa fever, acute ... infection • Abdominal
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pregnancy • Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Diptheria • Typhoid fever ... rheumatic fever ... Psittacosis • Q fever ... • Yellow fever
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
considered, like acute ... chronic illness, clinical ... with cough and fever ... Pulmonary hemorrhage ... #Radiology #CXR
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Schonlein Purpura - Endocarditis ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Culture (+): Acute ... night sweats, fever ... Cerebral > Splenic, pulmonary ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... diagnosis #management #cardiology
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... 3) Abdominal, ... infection • Cough, fever ... • Isolated fever ... arthritis, and endocarditis
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... presents with fever ... prompted w/u for endocarditis ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #clinical ... #ultrasound #cardiology
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
No fever. ... Appendicitis #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal ... #Radiology
Splenic Abscess on POCUS

Older male with IVDU presents with fever, abdominal pain and hypotension.  During
presents with fever ... , abdominal pain ... Had Aortic valve endocarditis ... Spleen #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound