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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
, acute HIV infection ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... , Lassa fever, acute ... infection • Abdominal ... pain - Typhoid,
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... pain, bloody diarrhea ... Bloody diarrhea, fever ... , abdominal pain
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
and Management Algorithm ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... friction rub, Fever ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... symptoms • Rheumatologic ... 3) Abdominal, ... infection • Cough, fever ... • Isolated fever
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
sardonic" smile, abdominal ... and paralysis, acute ... dyspnea, possible fever ... , chest pain, hemoptysis ... Coccidioidomycosis ("Valley Fever
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... lesions • Severe pain ... Skin biopsy • Abdominal ... ultrasound #
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
: • Common: fever ... effusions, weight gain ... • Rare: DAH, acute ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... diagnosis #management #hematology
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
, APML, CLL Acute ... , fever, joint pain ... , weight loss, abdominal ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers ... #Leukemia #Hematology
Appendicitis on RLQ POCUS

Classic story for appendicitis in an adolescent male (<1 day of epigastric pain
of epigastric pain ... No fever. ... Appendicitis #POCUS #Ultrasound ... #Clinical #Abdominal ... #Radiology
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
and branches • Fever ... Coronary arteries • Fever ... gut involvement, abdominal ... pain and GN Anti-GBM ... Differential #Diagnosis #Rheumatology