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Fever in Returning Traveler - ABCDE Mnemonic
A - Adventure - Where did the patient travel? 
B
Fever in Returning ... B - Body for syndrome ... E - Exposure History ... #Returning #Traveler ... #diagnosis #ABCs
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Fever in the Returning ... Traveler - History ... Exposure History ... #Returning #Traveler ... #History #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Medical History ... , Lassa fever, acute ... #Returning #Traveler
Prior Fever in a Returning Traveler – PEARLs
Remember that in any returning traveler with a fever
Returning Traveler ... Remember that in any returning ... chart below) #Diagnosis ... #Fever #Traveler ... Cutoff #Subacute #Acute
Fever in the Returning International Traveler
Investigations after comprehensive physical examination including thorough skin examination: 
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Fever in the Returning ... tests based on history ... #Returning #Traveler ... #empiric #management ... #workup #diagnosis
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
yersinia/rats, Q fever ... /farm) - Returning ... travelers (e.g. ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute ... , Disseminated histo ... , DRESS, Sweet syndrome
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... History of recent ... : • Fever, chills ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... afebrile • Acute
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... brown sputum, fever ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... #differential #diagnosis
NINDS Diagnostic Criteria for Guillain Barre Syndrome 
Features Required for Guillain-Barré Syndrome:
 • Progressive muscle weakness
Guillain Barre Syndrome ... Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... dysfunction, Absence of fever ... • History of hexacarbon ... abuse • Acute