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Fever identification guide to differentiation and diagnosis in tropical and subtropical regions
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#Fever #Tropical
Fever #Tropical #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Traveler ... #Tropics #Returning ... #Table #Country ... #Map
Prior Fever in a Returning Traveler – PEARLs
Remember that in any returning traveler with a fever
Prior Fever in a Returning ... Traveler – PEARLs ... Remember that in any returning ... Incubation time may ... Subacute #Acute #Differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Travelers from ... Regions - Frequent Differential ... trichinosis #Fever #Returning ... #Traveler #differential
Peripheral Vertigo
Time course and symptoms characteristics are very helpful in distinguishing between causes of peripheral vertigo.
Benign
lasting days - May ... (or may not) have ... Peripheral #Vertigo #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Nodular Skin Lesions in the Returning Traveler
Furuncular Myiasis:
 • Pathogens: Dermatobia hominis, Cordylobia spp, Cuterebra spp
Lesions in the Returning ... Traveler Furuncular ... Myiasis: • Pathogens ... #Traveler #dermatology ... #infections #differential
When assessing a patient with acute dyspnea during or shortly following a transfusion, it is challenging
challenging to differentiate ... anaphylaxis, because all may ... anaphylaxis and TACO may ... #TRALI #TACO #Comparison ... #Table
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
MAP = CO x SVR
Hypovolemic (↓ Intravascular volume):
 • Hemorrhage, dehydration due
Shock - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework MAP ... uw_IMresidency #Shock #Differential ... #Diagnosis #table ... #comparison #criticalcare
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Fungal, parasites; Travel ... Diseases #pulmonary #differential ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Features That Differentiate Acute Pericarditis from Myocardial Ischemia or Infarction and Pulmonary Embolism

In contrast to the
Features That Differentiate ... or may not occur ... it difficult to differentiate ... #Presentation #comparison ... #Table #Diagnosis
Scleroderma Like Conditions - Differential Diagnosis
Eosinophilic Fasciitis:
 - Orange peel induration (peau d'orange) of proximal extremities
Like Conditions - Differential ... superficial veins may ... #Scleroderma #Differential ... #Diagnosis #comparison ... #table #dermatology