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Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness ... #Ddxof
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
- Diagnosis and ... active ROM +/- fever ... cervical, anal Cxs ... results *** MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Localized • EM ... arthralgia, headache, fever ... days-weeks after EM ... lymphocytic meningitis, CN ... Lyme #Disease #diagnosis
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Imaging: - MRI ... effect/Edema • EBV
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Transverse Myelitis Diagnosis ... for brain and/or optic ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
asymptomatic to septic ... - Vascular (septic ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever ... organisms - MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... pain and GN Anti-GBM ... chorioretinitis, CNS