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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Clues to Infectious ... Disease Diagnosis ... → Leptospirosis ... #differential #Diagnosis
Acute Purpura Fulminans Skin Rash on Physical Exam 
60 year old male ITP s/p splenectomy 
1d
rigors, diarrhea, nausea ... sick contacts, travel ... Vibrio, aeromonas, Capnocytophaga ... BIDMC_IDFellows #Capnocytophaga ... Rash #clinical #photo
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus Skin Rash

40 M presents w/ N, V, severe epigastric pain. SHx: smoker, drinks 18
Capnocytophaga Canimorsus ... dogs & latter can cause ... gram-negative bacillus cause ... the key to the diagnosis ... dermatology #clinical #photo
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #causes #cardiology
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
on her chest (photo ... the underlying diagnosis ... Causes = RV failure ... pericarditis (this case ... Pericarditis #Cardiology
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Infections: • Leptospirosis ... fever - Another cause ... of malaria diagnosed ... culture; rapid diagnostic ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hampton hump is a radiologic sign which consists of a shallow wedge-shaped opacity in the periphery
may aid in the diagnosis ... In this case, pulmonary ... #photo #CXR #EmergencyMedicine ... #CriticalCare # ... Radiology #Cardiology
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
our friends from Cardiology ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... #diagnosis #management ... foamed #algorithm #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
simply a clinical diagnosis ... establishing a diagnosis ... the determined cause ... algorithm #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare