7 results
Tick Borne Illnesses
 • Lyme (Borrelia)
 • Babesiosis (Babesia)
 • Human Monocytic Ehrlichiosis (Ehrlichia)
 • Human
Illnesses • Lyme (Borrelia ... Mountain Spotted Fever ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #infectiousdiseases
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
Borrelia recurrentis ... BP stable, HR 115 ... The table below ... rearranged and variably ... recurrentis #BloodSmear #microscopy
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
brown sputum, fever ... • Infectious (Variable ... • Drug/Toxin (Variable ... differential #diagnosis #comparison ... #table #eosinophilia
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... criteria #EBM #Fever ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Table #Performance
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Clinical features: Fever ... Clinical features: Fever ... Mobile mass of variable ... #Endocarditis #comparison ... Marantic #diagnosis #table
Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD) vs Multicentric Castleman Disease (MCD) - Comparison Table

Unicentric Castleman Disease (UCD):
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Disease (MCD) - Comparison ... Table Unicentric ... Systemic symptoms: fever ... • Prognosis: Variable ... #Table #Diagnosis
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
penetration • Variable ... monitoring advised, low/variable ... hypokalemia, phlebitis, fever ... #antifungals #comparison ... #table #pharmacology