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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... to Infectious Disease ... rural → Geographic disease ... → Leptospirosis ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning Travelers ... relapsing fever, acute ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary ... , Lassa fever, acute
Cavitary Lung Disease - Differential Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm
Acute / Subacute:
 • Acute Infections: Lung abscess,
Diagnosis and Workup Algorithm ... Acute / Subacute ... : • Acute Infections ... : Primary lung cancer ... #lesion #pulmonary
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... ) - Returning travelers ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute ... Others: - Pulmonary ... abnormalities (Pulmonary
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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Pulmonary Renal ... hemorrhagic fevers, Leptospirosis ... multiorgan failure - Cancer ... , mitral valve disease ... Kumfer @AnnKumfer #Pulmonary
Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Dysrhythmia
 • Ischemia
 • Cardiomyopathy
 • Valvular disease
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease • Asthma ... Emphysema • Cancer ... Interstitial lung disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Tularemia), Breast Cancer ... Thoracic or Abdominal cancer ... Thyroid / larynx disease ... • Infection: Acute
Causes of Iron Deficiency - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Blood loss: GI (cancer, ulcer, IBD), GU
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... athletic training, Pulmonary ... Chronic kidney disease ... absorption): Celiac disease ... Diagnosis #Causes #Fe #algorithm
Causes of Hypocalcemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Extravascular: Pancreatitis, surgery, acute phosphate intake and renal
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pancreatitis, surgery, acute ... mets- prostate cancer ... Chronic Kidney Disease ... #Causes #algorithm
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
Foreign Body Airway Disease ... organ/systemic disease ... Malignancy: Lung Cancer ... Diagnosis #Schema #Acute ... #Differential #Algorithm