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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... hours • Viral infections ... • Rickettsiae infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... viral source Non-Infectious
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Disseminated Infections ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... infection • Cough ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... infection (~40%
Invasive Aspergillus (IA) - Diagnosis and Management
Aspergillus is ubiquitous in nature. Most invasive infections are caused
Most invasive infections ... complex Classic Risk ... Rhinosinusitis, CNS infection ... , Disseminated infection ... systemic vori Infectious
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
block – aims to risk ... those patients at risk ... serious bacterial infections ... considered “low risk ... #Antibiotics #Risk
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Neurologic Anomaly • Pulmonary ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... lymph nodes Risk ... HIV • Recent infection ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
. tuberculosis infections ... for 4.6% of new infections ... lymph nodes Risk ... HIV • Recent infection ... Inhibitor: • Risk
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
CMV infection: virus ... • Endocrine: Infectious ... Pancreatitis • Pulmonary ... Cardiovascular risk ... AIDS #diagnosis #differential
Pediatrics Sepsis Screening
SIGNS OF INFECTION?
 • Fever (>38C)
 • Hypothermia (<36C)
 • Cough/chest pain/respiratory distress
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OF INFECTION? ... • Fever (>38C) ... of infection HIGH ... RISK MEDICAL CONDITIONS ... • Other high-risk
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
: • Recurrent infection ... Hypersensitivity: ABPA • Infection ... • Superimposed infection ... airway • Treating infections ... #differential #