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Algorithmic Guide to Tick-Borne Illnesses in the United States - By Major Symptoms (Fever, Rash, Lymphadenopathy)
Algorithmic Guide ... to Tick-Borne Illnesses ... Major Symptoms (Fever ... Geography #Region #Ticks ... #Fever Rash
Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Tick Borne Illnesses ... Mountain Spotted Fever ... BostonChiefs #Tick ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... Similar symptoms occ ... epidemiology separate tick-borne ... and Ornithodoros ticks ... The table below
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Lyme Disease (Tick ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
- Bornavirus Ticks ... : Dog tick (Dermacentor ... variabilis), Deer tick ... scapularis), Lone Star tick ... InfectiousDiseases #table
List of Zoonotic Diseases

Armadillos - Sporothrix schenckii (sporotrichosis), Mycobacterium leprae (leprosy)
Bamboo rats - Talaromyces marneffei (formerly
- Bornavirus Ticks ... : Dog tick (Dermacentor ... variabilis), Deer tick ... scapularis), Lone Star tick ... InfectiousDiseases #table
Rickettsialpox Eschar

40 homeless male from NY admitted with fever, chills, headache, myalgias. Diagnosis?
Rickettsialpox R akari classic
admitted with fever ... Another vector (tick ... Dx: serology; pcr ... hsv, Queensland tick ... typhus, African tick
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
Encephalitis: MCC ... Herpesviruses (MCC ... • Headache • Fever ... erythema migrans, - Tick ... meningeal signs (fever
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
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC ... algorithm to determine ... Stable patients ... since elective PCI