12 results
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... , Non-infectious ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases ... #table #NonInfectious
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
: Leptospirosis, ... Rat-bite fever, ... #leptospirosis ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #treatment #table
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Causes: • Still's ... • Leptospirosis ... followed by an afebrile ... by an afebrile ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
serious bacterial infections ... Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... to Infectious Disease ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
, a common cause ... : • Leptospirosis ... African tick typhus (caused ... - Another cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... barns and lake houses ... Syndrome (HCPS): Febrile ... • Prodrome: fever ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
BP stable, HR 115 ... TBRF is caused by ... The table below ... increases during febrile ... Infectious Diseases
Capnocytophaga
GNR with long fusiform shape.  Fastidious facultative anaerobe that grows slowly and needs enriched agar
C.
= most common cause ... septic shock with fever ... @swinndong via Febrile ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... Capnocytophaga #Infection
Safe Living After Transplant: Respiratory hygiene / respiratory infection prevention
 • Wear a mask when around
/ respiratory infection ... crowded areas as able ... hawraallawati via Febrile ... #respiratory #infection ... #prevention #InfectiousDiseases