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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
, acute HIV infection ... • Cough, dyspnea ... - Pneumonia (including ... malaria • Cough, dyspnea ... , Lassa fever, acute
Causes of Acute Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiovascular
 • Myocardial Infarction*
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • CHF
Pleural
Causes of Acute ... Parenchymal • Pneumonia ... Vascular • Pulmonary ... #Dyspnea #SOB # ... #Causes
Causes of Chronic Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Pericardial
 • Effusion
 • Cardiac Tamponade*
 • Constriction
Myocardial
 •
Causes of Chronic ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stable Angina • Acute ... Alveoli • Pneumonia ... #SOB #Differential
COPD Management Algorithm - GOLD 2019 guidelines 

Categorize into COPD GOLD A-D -> Initiate first-line therapy
COPD Management ... Algorithm - GOLD ... increases risk of pneumonia ... higher risk of pneumonia ... #Pulmonary #Algorithm
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
/SYMPTOMS: • Acute ... Symptoms: Cough, dyspnea ... , fever, malaise ... #diagnosis #management ... #pulmonary
Amiodarone Induced Lung Toxicity Summary

Who?
• 5% of patients
• Dose ≥ 400 mg per day

How?  Possible
toxicity (e.g., acute ... Dyspnea 3. ... Fever 4. ... Exclude other causes ... #diagnosis #management