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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
History - Clues to Infectious ... → Risk of malaria ... Commercial sex worker ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
wheezing - with viral infections ... , risk increased ... respiratory infection ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... epidemiological risk ... epidemiologic risk ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
to decrease the risk ... • The lifetime risk ... or intermediate risk ... Testing #Diagnosis #Workup ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... are at greatest risk ... primary adrenal infection ... Insufficiency #AI #differential ... endocrinology #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... l MD SOAP) - Risks ... Diagnosis #Causes #Workup
Low Back Pain (Lumbago) - Common Differential Diagnosis and Patterns

Mechanical Low Back Pain:
Aching pain in the
Lumbago) - Common Differential ... of neoplastic, infectious ... Commonly work related ... Risk factors include ... pain below the knee
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Attempt if high risk ... initiation • Differential ... Diagnosis: Infection ... management #hematology #oncology
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections ... Food products Risk ... Factors For NTM Infections ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases