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Fatality / Mortality Calculations in an Outbreak
There are a number of different types of rates, risks,
Calculations in an Outbreak ... important in an outbreak ... : - Case fatality ... # of deaths in cases ... #Calculations #Outbreak
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Borrelia recurrentis ... relapsing fever caused ... with multiple outbreaks ... TBRF is caused by ... multiple Borrelia
Causes of Nausea and Vomiting - Differential Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes #Nausea #Vomiting #Differential #NonGI
Causes of Nausea ... - Differential Algorithm ... Diagnosis #EM #IM #Causes ... #Nausea #Vomiting ... Differential #NonGI #Algorithm
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... Or Bacterial: Borrelia
Stool Cultures - Indications in Diarrhea
Patient Categories to Order Stool Cultures On:
 • Persisting 1 week
for potential outbreak ... Few infectious causes
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Sparing = Central cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Causes of Hypercalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

#Hypercalcemia #Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Hypercalcemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes
Septic Arthritis - Pathogens and Clinical Clues

Staphylococcus aureus 
Streptococcal spp. 
Neisseria gonorrhoeae 
Aerobic/Anaerobic 
Gram-negative bacteria 
Brucellosis
Pathogens and Clinical Clues ... Spirochete (Borellia
Causes of Myocarditis
Infectious Etiologies:
 • Viral agents: Adenoviruses, Enteroviruses (coxsackievirus), Herpesviruses (human herpesvirus 6, Epstein—Barr virus),
Causes of Myocarditis ... Bacterial agents: Borrelia ... diagnosis #cardiology #causes
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
The tick stuff: Borrelia ... • "Atypical" causes