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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs or symptoms ... , infective endocarditis ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... infection • Abscess ... • Hepatic abscess ... or lung abscess ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Unexpected source of fever: Liver abscess on point-of-care ultrasound

- Dr. Dan Kim https://twitter.com/dan___kim/status/1016714544352116736

#Liver #Abscess #Hepatic #Clinical
Unexpected source of fever ... : Liver abscess ... #Abscess #Hepatic ... #Clinical #POCUS ... #Ultrasound #Radiology
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... • Infectious endocarditis ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess
Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
Lung Abscess Microbiology ... most common) Clinical ... • Indolent symptoms ... to rnonths • Fever ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Myocardial abscess ... • Persistent fever ... arthritis, splenic abscess ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs/symptoms ... high index of clinical ... features: Fever ... features: Fever ... common, Aortic root abscess
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
night sweats, fever ... Glomerulonephritis Septic ... Diagnosis? ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... #cardiology
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
+ Abscess • Sick ... Diptheria • Typhoid fever ... Acute rheumatic fever ... Psittacosis • Q fever ... • Yellow fever
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
, HD catheter, endocarditis ... most common (63%) Clinical ... but rare triad: Fever ... dysfunction paralysis Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management