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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Coronavirus • HIV ... Infectious - Other ... Organ Specific Infection ... Urinary Tract Infection ... #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Encephalopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hyperacute:
 - Primary Neurologic: Vascular (IS, ICH), Seizure, Migraine, Trauma
demyelination), Infectious ... Systemic: Systemic infection ... Inflammatory, Infectious ... Degenerative, NPH, Infectious ... #Algorithm #Causes
Important causes of diarrhea in people with HIV/AIDS
Severity, chronicity/persistence will depend On CD4 count & sites
Important causes ... people with HIV/ ... count & sites of infection ... Washington University ID ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS ... CMV infection: virus ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... • Endocrine: Infectious ... #AIDS #diagnosis
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Algorithm Localized ... Melanoma • Axillary: Infection ... Sexually transmitted infections ... , Sjögren's • Infection ... #Algorithm #Causes
Acute Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Ischemic: Small Bowel vs Large Bowel
 • Infectious: Diarrhea-Predominant
Differential Diagnosis ... Large Bowel • Infectious ... vs Nausea/Vomiting-Predominant ... vs Non-Bloody ... #Algorithm
Causes of Pediatric Diarrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infectious:
 • Viral
 • Bacterial
 • Parasitic
Malabsorption:
 • Lactase
Causes of Pediatric ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
toxoplasmosis • Blood ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... [HIV], HBV, hepatitis ... C virus [HCV], ... Traveler #History #diagnosis
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
to Infectious Disease ... → Travelers' diarrhea ... Herpesvirus B infection ... Blood transfusion ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections