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Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
TEE) • Chest CT ... pulmonary embolization ... for metastatic infection ... • Persistent fever ... Internet Book of Critical
Echinococcal Cysts in the Liver- The physical examination revealed hepatomegaly with a palpable hepatic mass. Laboratory
with a palpable hepatic ... definitive host; the infection ... #clinical #NEJM ... #hepatic #radiology ... #CT #ultrasonography
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Still's Disease Clinical ... triad: Fever, Arthralgia ... Diaqnoses: • Infectious ... splenomegaly • Hepatic ... hepatitis • Pulmonary
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... has five major clinical ... , fever, chills, ... • Isolated fever ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... cystitis, may have fever ... present or signs of infection ... , such as fever. ... , specifically CT
Good example of 'shred sign' in a patient with fever, cough and shortness of breath. 

This
a patient with fever ... pneumonia on CXR/CT ... sign #pneumonia #clinical ... #photo #ultrasound ... #lung #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... Lung cancer • Septic ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • Fever ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... seen • Chest CT ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Pulmonary fibrotic ... Lung cancer • Septic ... characteristic features Clinical ... Active TB: • Fever ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
initiation Clinical ... - Pneumonitis (fever ... • HBV, HCV - Hepatic ... Fever, chills, lack ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management