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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
: Leptospirosis, ... Rat-bite fever, ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Infectious: Legionella ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... , Non-infectious ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Infections Rats ... include Lassa fever ... Choriomeningitis Virus - Leptospirosis ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Management
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Dissociation EVERY 1 F RISE ... INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... the most likely infection ... help hone your differential
Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
#Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... Stratification #Fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Leptospirosis ... For every 1°F rise ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Patterns #Differential
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... months of age) Risk ... - No other fever ... Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Risk of malaria ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Decision Aid - What is the risk of serious infection in febrile infants (<60 days old)?

Reference:
- What is the risk ... of serious infection ... Febrile #Infant #Peds ... #Pediatrics #DecisionAid ... #Risk #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
serious bacterial infections ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever