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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... • Abdominal pain ... #Returning #Traveler ... #differential # ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #differential #
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Bradycardia - Differential ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... #diagnosis #causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
Tachypnea - Differential ... dysfunction; toxic ingestions ... • Temperature/FEVER ... Anxiety, fright, pain ... Tachypnea #Hyperpnea #Differential
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... immunosuppression, travel ... Differential Bilat ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial diffuse infections
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Travel Infectious ... , a common cause ... international travel ... : • Leptospirosis ... #Travel #Differential
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
wasting, radicular pain ... dysfunction, back pain ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... neurological symptoms • Caused ... Tuberculosis #diagnosis #differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... factor • May cause ... #HIV #AIDS #pulmonary ... #differential #
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... run-down or tired • Fevers ... weight • Chest pain ... Most Common Causes ... #differential #
Soil Related Infections - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Mechanism Of Infection:
 • Wound
 • GI: Ingestion, MUD, Contaminated
- Differential ... endemic fungi cause ... dyspnea, possible fever ... , chest pain, hemoptysis ... #differential #