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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... without localizing signs ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... thin smear • Signs ... node biopsy • Clinical ... values supporting hematologic ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Acute Fever in-from the Tropics - Clinical Examination

#Tropics #Traveler #Fever #Differential #Signs #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Fever in-from ... the Tropics - Clinical ... Examination #Tropics #Traveler ... #Fever #Differential ... #Signs #Diagnosis
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse ... #Dissociation #diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
 -
Pulmonary Renal ... - Differential Diagnosis ... other hemorrhagic fevers ... , Leptospirosis, ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... ) - Returning travelers ... Others: - Pulmonary ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis ... -14 days): • Fever ... dysfunction) • Pulmonary ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Leptospirosis ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
CRITICAL DIAGNOSES ... infarction - Pulmonary ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Transfusion reaction - Pulmonary ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
the Nikolsky sign ... staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome ... and toxic shock syndrome ... or Nikolsky sign ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology