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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 ... plague #rats #infectiousdisease ... #fever #differential ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #table
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Syndrome (HCPS): Febrile ... • Prodrome: fever ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #infectiousdiseases
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... Typhoidal: Systemic febrile ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... 2-6 months • Fever ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... c deliriogenic meds ... or persistent fevers ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #Management #Treatment
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
tinnitus, visual changes ... - 80% have fever ... organ damage • Treatment ... : - If febrile ... TLS #diagnosis #management
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases