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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... → Leptospirosis ... Herpesvirus B infection ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... #differential #
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning Travelers ... Regions - Frequent Differential ... Fever #Returning #Traveler ... #differential # ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Causes of Secondary / Provoked Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Febrile
Infection
 • Sepsis
 • Encephalitis
 • Meningitis
Metabolic
Causes of Secondary ... Provoked Seizures - Differential ... Algorithm Febrile Infection ... Provoked #Seizures #Neurology ... #Differential #
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
the Returning Traveler ... entenc fever, travellers ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... History #diagnosis #differential
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... ) - Returning travelers ... Immunologic disorders ... diagnosis #pulmonary #differential
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Dissociation Causes ... Bradycardia • Infectious ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... fever • Non-Infectious ... #bradycardia #differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... the most likely infection ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
Causes of Neutrophilia - Increased Neutrophils - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infection
 • Bacterial
 • Abscess
 • Viral
Medications
Causes of Neutrophilia ... Neutrophils - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm Infection ... • Metabolic disorders ... Myeloproliferative Disorder
Causes of Proximal Muscle Weakness That May Mimic Inflammatory Myopathy
 • Central or peripheral neurologic disease
Causes of Proximal ... Sarcoidosis • Infections ... • Electrolyte disorders ... mimics #diagnosis #differential ... #causes #neurology
Reversible Neurocognitive Disorders (Reversible Causes of "Dementia")
 • Structural/Mass: Subdural Hematoma, NPH, Intracranial tumor
 • Infection:
Neurocognitive Disorders ... (Reversible Causes ... Intracranial tumor • Infection ... #dementia #differential ... #neurology