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Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Pediatric Fever ... Conjugate Vaccines (PCV ... Management #Peds #EM ... Workup #Algorithm #PCV ... PneumococcalConjugateVaccines #NoUTI #ALiEM
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
PCR 50% sensitive ... granulomatosis: • EBV-associated ... splenomegaly Other infections ... multiple lesions Infectious ... Sarcoidosis • Neuro
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
triad (back pain + fever ... + neuro deficits ... 13% #Diagnosis #EM ... Abscess #Algorithm #ALiEM
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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CNS Infection in ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • JC-virus PCR ... effect/Edema • EBV
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Headache • Fever ... meningeal signs (fever ... Singh @rav7ks #CNS
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Donath-Landsteiner Antibodies[PCH ... Agglutinin Syndrome (CAS ... - Mycoplasma, EBV ... Hemoglobinuria (PCH ... Symptoms: High fevers
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Clostridioides Difficile Infection ... Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... #1 nosocomial infection ... non-toxigenic • Stool PCR
Autoimmune Myositis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Myopathies: Commonly symmetric proximal muscle weakness, no substantial muscle pain
Tenderness → Consider infectious ... Overlap Syndrome: Fever ... • ANA < 20 % IBM ... ANTI-SYNTHETASE SYNDROME: • Fever ... Other Diseases: • PBC