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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis #Traveler
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... , HIV infection, ... , acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute ... HIV infection
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Traveler - History ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... immunodeficiency virus [HIV ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... #History #diagnosis
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... , Non-infectious ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Coronavirus • HIV ... #Fever #Acute ... #Algorithm #causes
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
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
and Rash - Diagnostic ... Parvovirus 819 / EBV, Acute ... HIV, WNV, Mycoplasma ... , Leptospirosis, ... Algorithm #Schema #InfectiousDiseases
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
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 ... Eosinophilic PNA (acute
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Chagas disease • Acute ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... #causes #cardiology