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Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... Rash, Vomiting, Positive ... Tourniquet test ... #microbiology # ... InfectiousDiseases
Eosinophilic meningitis
#eosinophilicmeningitis #eosmeningitis #angiostrongylus #baylisascaris #gnathostoma #raccoon #snail

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis ... eosinophilia #eosinophil #fever
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
meds, Consider diagnostic ... hydrogen breath test ... performed, may show melanosis ... : • Consider diagnostic ... EGD +/- ERCP +/- colonoscopy
#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
By Dr.
tachenoir #eschar #fever ... febrilepodcast] #ID #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
The following graph was prepared based on the latest information on Testing for the Diagnosis of
Testing for the Diagnosis ... There are NO tests ... giving a false positive ... likely a false positive ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... syndrome: • Fever ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy - Scoping Summary
Risk factors for failed C-scope:
 • Incr Age
 • Female
Approaching a Difficult Colonoscopy ... intubation rate • Fewer ... position changes ... Water assisted colonoscopy ... Summary #Endoscopy #diagnosis
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
negative vs gram positive ... other as well as never ... #Infections #Microbiology ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
• Prodrome: fever ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... management #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
Summary Use a positive ... cultures, but test ... risk • Routine colonoscopy ... missing things" → fewer ... Balloon Expulsion Test