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Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... , Non-infectious ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Rickettsial diseases ... • Crohn disease ... Causes: • Still's ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
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 ... AnnKumfer #Rats #Diseases ... Transmissible #InfectiousDiseases
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #cardiology #BRADI
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
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... , Rheumatic Fever ... , Whipple Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #cardiology
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Genitourinary Infection ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Inflammatory #JointPain #MSK ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Arrhythmias - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
May present as: palpitations, dizziness, syncope, chest discomfort
Cardiac Causes:
 - Structural
• Valve disease ... ) Non-Cardiac Causes ... Anemia • Fever ... /infection ... #Arrhythmias #Cardiology
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Acute rheumatic fever ... Knee #Effusions #causes ... differential #diagnosis #msk
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... Mediterranean Fever ... : EGPA, Horton Disease ... , Takayasu Disease ... #cardiology