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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... , acute HIV infection ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... , Lassa fever, acute
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Nocardia) - Endemic Fungi ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... ) - Returning travelers ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... or chronic)
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Acute / Subacute ... : • Acute Infections ... Septic Emboli, Fungal ... 12 weeks): • Chronic ... #lesion #pulmonary
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
Lung Diseases • Acute ... cough, SOB • Chronic ... Infectious (Variable) - Fungal ... , parasites; Travel ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Parvovirus 819 / EBV, Acute ... WNV, Mycoplasma, Leptospirosis ... Disseminated fungal ... Febrile #Diagnosis #Algorithm
CGD and Mulch Pneumonitis
This acute fulminant invasive fungal pneumonia in absence of iatrogenic or exogenous immunosuppression
Pneumonitis This acute ... fulminant invasive fungal ... dyspnea, hypoxia, fever ... and evidence of pulmonary ... #Pneumonitis #chronic
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute ... Travel to endemic ... Bloody diarrhea, fever ... #Diarrhea #management
Blastomycosis (Blastomyces): Gilchrist’s disease, Chicago disease - Summary Sheet
 • Morphology
 • Geography, Reservoir and Mode
presentation - Acute ... effusions) - Chronic ... patients with chronic ... Diagnosis • Management ... #summary #fungal
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Diagnosis and Management ... General: fever, ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... sarcoidosis Pulmonary ... Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Diagnosis and Management ... Algorithm STEMI ... Limb ischemia Pulmonary ... friction rub, Fever ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute