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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Clues to Infectious ... → Leptospirosis ... Commercial sex worker ... #differential #
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning Travelers ... Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical History ... Fever #Returning #Traveler ... #differential #
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
- History Exposure ... History: • Street ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... #differential
Hypereosinophilia Different Diagnosis and Workup
Secondary causes are broad so start with a med review, the most
Diagnosis and Workup ... Secondary causes ... the US, helminth infections ... remember that travel ... history!
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup ... Clinical History ... Infections: Syphilis ... #Differential # ... Causes
Causes of Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Disorders - Differential Diagnosis and Workup
History:
 - Prior platelet count, family
Platelet Disorders - Differential ... Diagnosis and Workup ... procedures - Infection ... Platelet #Disorders #Differential ... #Workup #hematology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hereditary:
 • Peripheral blood smear + DAT + further History
 •
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential ... DAT + further History ... HTN) • Recent travel ... Fevers, DAT (-) → Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
, a common cause ... : • Leptospirosis ... fever - Another cause ... Life-Threatening Causes ... #Differential #
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
microbiological techniques Work-up ... epidemiological factors, history ... but important causes ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #differential ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... hemorrhage: family history ... recent head/face infection ... at home or at work ... Dangerous #Deadly #Differential