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Acute Fever in-from the Tropics - Clinical Examination

#Tropics #Traveler #Fever #Differential #Signs #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Fever in-from ... the Tropics - Clinical ... Tropics #Traveler #Fever ... #Differential #Signs ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Scarlet fever
• Delayed-type skin reactivity to pyrogenic exotoxin Requires prior exposure
• Diffuse erythematous eruption that generally
Scarlet fever • ... folds #Scarlet #fever ... #diagnosis #clinical ... #photo #signs #
Acute Schistosomiasis: Katayama Fever
 • Most common in travelers and children
 • "Swimmers Itch" in the
Acute Schistosomiasis ... : Katayama Fever ... exposure) • Fever ... Schistosomiasis #Katayama #Fever ... #diagnosis #clinical
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Fever: Pathogenesis ... and Clinical Findings ... inflammation • Fever ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... appropriate Consider CT ... Trauma - Acute ... of infection (fever ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... cystitis, may have fever ... infection, such as fever ... , specifically CT ... KUB or abdominal ultrasound
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... infiltrate (e.g., CXR, CT ... , ultrasound) - ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... chest pain) and signs
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
example of 'shred sign ... a patient with fever ... pneumonia on CXR/CT ... #pneumonia #clinical ... #photo #ultrasound
Cannon A Waves in AVNRT on Neck Physical Exam

69 year old female patient comes with a
shortness of breath ,fever ... , what’s the clinical ... sign shown , what ... ’s the diagnosis ... PhysicalExam #JVP #Cardiology
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
Acute Dacryocystitis ... He received a diagnosis ... agents, and the fever ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute