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Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... Disease Diagnosis ... rural → Geographic disease ... → Leptospirosis ... #differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious Knee ... #Effusions #causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever After International Travel

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

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Infectious Disease ... region Viral Syndromes ... ; dengue shock syndrome ... capillary leak syndrome ... : • Leptospirosis
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
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
- Differential Diagnosis ... Drugs • ICP / Infections ... Cimetidine Infections ... Babesiosis • Leptospirosis ... #causes #cardiology
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
and M panel Management ... DDX - Other causes ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... (Epstein-Barr syndrome ... #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... Parasitic infections ... Systemic disease ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
of invasive GAS disease ... GAS in 30% of cases ... day 2 + 3 BIDMC Infectious ... STSS #treatment #management ... #diagnosis
Adrenal Insufficiency - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency:
Most Common Cause in the US: Autoimmune Adrenalitis
Other
and Management ... : TB, fungal infection ... or metastatic disease ... , infiltrative diseases ... hypophysitis, Sheehan's syndrome
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
super-antigen mediated disease ... bouts of HTN Diagnostic ... Mycoplasma - Leptospirosis ... MCTD - Bechet disease ... #management #neurology