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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
, Rat-bite fever ... #infections #leptospirosis ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... you have HIV), Chills ... , chills, night ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
, Typhoid fever, ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... , Yellow fever, ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... gram-negative pneumonia ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
include Lassa fever ... : - Rat-Bite Fever ... Choriomeningitis Virus - Leptospirosis ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... , leptospirosis, ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Clinical • Fever ... • Chills ... Abdominal pain Diagnosis ... stain/culture Management ... #Hepatology
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
your clinic with #fever ... history-taking skills ... differentials #diagnosis ... #medicine #infectiousdisease ... #fever #traveler
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Community Acquired Pneumonia ... - Typhoid fever ... community-acquired pneumonia ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... #NonResolving #Pneumonia ... #diagnosis #pulmonary