15 results
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
rickettsioses, amebic abscess ... infective endocarditis ... , amebic liver abscess ... , amebic liver abscess ... endocarditis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Pyogenic/focal infection ... • Abscess, bacteremia ... • Hepatic abscess ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Cirrhosis with fever ... SBP. ... POCUS for win. ... Diverticular abscess ... #clinical #ultrasound
PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm on Echocardiogram

PCI Stent Coronary Abscess - Infective Pseudoaneurysm after
- Infective Pseudoaneurysm ... - Infective Pseudoaneurysm ... High grade fever ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #clinical #cardiology
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
Duke's Criteria for Infective ... Endocarditis Definite ... or intracardiac abscess ... or intracardiac abscess ... Predisposition • Fever
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... , HD catheter, endocarditis ... Alcoholism, DM, HIV Microbiology ... most common (63%) Clinical ... but rare triad: Fever
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
Differentiating NBTE from Infective ... high index of clinical ... features: Fever ... features: Fever ... common, Aortic root abscess
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
for metastatic infection ... • Myocardial abscess ... • Persistent fever ... arthritis, splenic abscess ... Internet Book of Critical
Waterborne Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Infections that can be acquired from fresh water, brackish water, sea
Escherichia coli O157:H7 Infection ... (Mycobacteria abscessus ... dermatitidis CNS Infection ... - Rhizopus Leptospirosis ... is biphasic • Clinical
What's the Dx?
• 29-year-old male 
• Transfer community hospital 
• Hypotension
• Renal failure
• Altered mental status.
vegetation secondary to endocarditis ... young patient with fever ... #Clinical #POCUS ... Echocardiogram #PLAX #Infective ... #Endocarditis #