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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... infection Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Workup • CNS symptoms ... thin smear • Signs ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Criteria for Patients Under Investigation for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) / COVID-19

Fever or signs/symptoms of lower
Criteria for Patients ... or signs/symptoms ... and signs/symptoms ... and signs/symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Wuhan
Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
Jones criteria for ... fever Requirements ... #Rheumatic #Fever ... #Major #Minor #Symptoms ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... and symptoms: ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... if neutropenic fever ... #hematology
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis ... brief interval symptom ... -14 days): • Fever ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
ARDS to explain symptoms ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
if productive, Fever ... Tachycardia, Hypoxemia, Fever ... or 3 minor criteria ... Acquired #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
 •
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis ... Management Summary Diagnostic ... Criteria: • Elevated ... , signs, and complications ... #hematology
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Algorithm Symptoms ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... Associated history: Symptoms ... PBC if 2/3 criteria ... #Algorithm #hepatology