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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... Herpesvirus B infection ... #differential #Diagnosis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning Travelers ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... Cough, dyspnea - Pneumonia ... #differential #diagnosis ... #tropical #travel
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Non-Resolving Pneumonias ... Etiologies Unusual Infections ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... ) - Returning travelers ... #diagnosis #pulmonary
Uveitis - Definition, Causes and SUN Classification

Inflammation of the iris, ciliary body, vitreous, retina and/or choroid
Incidence
- Definition, Causes ... multiple sclerosis Infectious ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Ophthalmology ... #Rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
- Differential Diagnosis ... SLE) - Viral infections ... APLS • Acute Infectious ... Streptococcus pneumoniae ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
- Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Still's ... Dengue fever • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Framework for Hemolysis - Intravascular vs Extravascular Causes
Intravascular Hemolysis:
 • Mechanical Trauma (Microangiopathic hemolytic anemia):
Diagnostic Framework ... Extravascular Causes ... disorders, Mycoplasma pneumoniae ... infection) ... #hematology #anemia
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Asthma • COPD • Pneumonia ... effusion/Tamponade Hematologic ... dysfunction; toxic ingestions ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Pleural Effusion - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Transudate - Hydrostatic
 • Congestive heart failure
 • Constrictive
Causes of Pleural ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Urinothorax Exudate - Infectious ... : • Pneumonia ... #causes