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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 ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #Classification ... #Ddxof
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Imaging: - MRI ... effect/Edema • EBV ... Infections in HIV
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
: • Fevers • Fatigue ... Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF ... oligoclonal bands • MRI ... pain and GN Anti-GBM ... chorioretinitis, CNS
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... Ceftriaxone • HIV ... cervical, anal Cxs ... results *** MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
that results in CNS ... cord compression (MRI ... simplex virus, HIV ... Brucellosis - Dengue, EBV ... - Sjogren - Vasculitis