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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... , acute HIV infection ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... , Lassa fever, acute
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... the most likely infection ... help hone your differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Patterns #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... Syndromes and Mimics - Differential ... other hemorrhagic fevers ... , Leptospirosis, ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Pulmonary
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... #differential
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Chagas disease • Acute ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Microbial Etiology of Acute ... HIV - Primary acute ... HIV Infection ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential ... causes #bacteria #microbiology
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... CRITICAL DIAGNOSES ... : - Acute myocardial ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Thyroid storm - Acute
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial diffuse infections ... #clinical #ultrasound
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... and paralysis, acute ... dyspnea, possible fever ... Coccidioidomycosis ("Valley Fever ... #differential #