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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
B, hepatitis C infection ... without localizing signs ... HIV infection ... • Abdominal pain ... fluke infections
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... • Rickettsiae infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... or lung abscess
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... POCUS lung exam ... interstitial diffuse infections ... partially seen shred sign ... POCUS #clinical #ultrasound
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... illness What: Key signs ... e.g. brain and lung ... febrilepodcast@gmail.com #InfectiousDiseases
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... • CT: Halo sign ... lymphadenopathy, • Abdominal ... #Infections #HIV ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Presentation: Fever ... (elevations of liver ... enzymes, diarrhea, abdominal ... • Fever and weight ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Hepatic hydatid cyst: water lily sign

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @Ivan_Echocardio

#Hepatic #hydatid #cyst #WaterLily #sign #liver #ultrasound
cyst: water lily sign ... cyst #WaterLily #sign ... #liver #ultrasound ... #abdominal #clinical
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
association • How long ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Herpesvirus B infection ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
COVID-19 Findings on Lung ultrasound
 - Thickened pleural line
 - B lines (multifocal, discrete, or confluent)
19 Findings on Lung ... ultrasound - ... stage and in mild infection ... #ultrasound #POCUS ... #Diagnosis #Signs
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
with SARS-CoV-2 infection ... features all: fever ... hypotension some: abdominal ... coronavirus #diagnosis #Signs