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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Medical History ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Clues to Infectious ... Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Traveler - History ... Exposure History ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... #History #diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Still's ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... ) - Returning travelers ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Travel Infectious ... : • Leptospirosis ... of malaria diagnosed ... culture; rapid diagnostic ... #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Ear Pain (Otalgia) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Primary Otalgia 
 - Pain that originates from the ear
- Differential Diagnosis ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... , weight loss, fever ... In History To Narrow ... #differential #diagnosis
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
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DAT + further History ... HTN) • Recent travel ... /Fevers, DAT (-) ... → Infection mediated ... #Algorithm #causes
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... healthy pt with fever ... immunosuppression, travel ... interstitial diffuse infections ... NOT definitively diagnose
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Headache • Fever ... , - History of ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... meningeal signs (fever