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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
: Leptospirosis, ... Rat-bite fever, ... differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #table
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... • Rheumatoid arthritis ... • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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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- Differential Diagnosis ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... rheumatic fever ... #differential #diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
susceptibility, infectious ... : High spiking fever ... low ferritin, arthritis ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #treatment
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... , Tachycardia, Arthritis ... cæxist with other infections ... - Fever lasting ... #management #treatment
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Syphilis Arthritis-Dermatitis ... syndrome: • Fever ... Painless) Purulent Arthritis ... afebrile • Acute ... #Management #Microbiology
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Differential Diagnosis ... • Rheumatic fever ... streptococci (rheumatic fever ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #MSK #rheumatology
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
: • Recurrent infections ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... if neutropenic fever ... progress to MDS or acute ... #hematology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... (bacterial), acute ... rheumatic fever ... Joint #Pain #MSK #rheumatology ... #differential #diagnosis
Sweet Syndrome

Acute febrile neutrophilic dermatosis (Sweets Syndrome) is a skin condition characterized by fever and inflamed
Sweet Syndrome Acute ... , breast CA - Hematologic ... Upper respiratory infection ... gastrointestinal infection ... Treatment: - Systemic