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#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
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tachenoir #eschar #fever ... tsutsugamushi #tick ... #Microbiology #Micro ... #Differential #Ddx
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
#Microbiology #Micro ... #Differential #Ddx ... Ixodes #Ixodestick #tick
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
#Microbiology #Micro ... #Differential #Ddx ... Ixodes #Ixodestick #tick
Eosinophilic meningitis
#eosinophilicmeningitis #eosmeningitis #angiostrongylus #baylisascaris #gnathostoma #raccoon #snail

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
#Microbiology #Micro ... #Differential #Ddx ... eosinophilia #eosinophil #fever
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
other as well as never ... #Microbiology #Micro ... #Differential #Ddx
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... FUO) - Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... Thick and thin smear ... UnknownOrigin #workup
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Regions - Clinical Micro ... Constitutional: Fevers ... Diagnosis #Criteria #Workup
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... Scoring system: DDX ... lymphocyte > 5000/microL ... Contamination, colitis DDX ... Leukemia #diagnosis #workup
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... management of shock MICRO ... changed, and they're sick ... history Initial Work-up ... bedside echo is never