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#Microbiology #Micro
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#Microbiology #Micro ... Ddx #Diagnosis #babesia ... #babesiosis #maltesecross
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
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#Microbiology #Micro
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#Microbiology #Micro ... #anaplasmosis #babesia ... #babesiosis #morulae
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Dissociation Causes ... • Infectious Causes ... fever, Typhus, Babesiosis ... , Malaria, Leptospirosis ... Non-Infectious Causes
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
 #babesia
#Microbiology #Micro ... #babesia #babesiosis
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... fever, Typhus, Babesiosis ... , Malaria, Leptospirosis ... #bradycardia #Causes
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Typhus • Babesiosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... #differential #causes
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Yellow fever • Babesiosis ... • Leptospirosis ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Babesiosis on Peripheral Smear
85 M from SE USA, hx splenectomy, IgG4 plasmacytic syndrome: F, chills, profound
Babesiosis on Peripheral ... Transfusion related babesiosis ... . babesia microti ... bordetella holmesii, babesia ... ARDS and DIC, case
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Non-Infectious Causes ... Dengue fever • Leptospirosis ... • Dengue • Babesiosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
Acute Babesiosis Management
Mild/Moderate Disease Severity
 • Symptoms: Fevers, fatigue, malaise. Headache, nausea. Chills, dyspnea, neck stiffness
Acute Babesiosis ... Headache, nausea ... @KBrag_MD #Babesiosis ... Management #treatment #Babesia