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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 of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... head/spine • Returning ... in a Returning ... Clinical findings of PAN ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Medical History ... , Lassa fever, acute ... • Abdominal pain ... #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
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
Acute Schistosomiasis: Katayama Fever
 • Most common in travelers and children
 • "Swimmers Itch" in the
Acute Schistosomiasis ... : Katayama Fever ... Most common in travelers ... diarrhea, abdominal pain ... #diagnosis #clinical
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 ... Undifferentiated fever ... #Returning #Traveler ... management #workup #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
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
after history, ... potentially be an acute ... Red Flags: • Fever ... symptoms • Family history ... aneurysms • Acute