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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Frequent Differential Diagnoses ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... #Returning #Traveler ... #differential #diagnosis
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Fever in the Returning ... Traveler - History ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... #Returning #Traveler ... #History #diagnosis
Fever identification guide to differentiation and diagnosis in tropical and subtropical regions
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#Fever #Tropical
Fever identification ... differentiation and diagnosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Traveler #Tropics ... #Returning #Table
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
, Rat-bite fever ... infectiousdisease #fever ... differential #diagnosis ... #management # ... treatment #table
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 ... /farm) - Returning ... travelers (e.g. ... NonResolving #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Fever in the Returning International Traveler
Investigations after comprehensive physical examination including thorough skin examination: 
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Fever in the Returning ... Arbovirus Empiric Management ... #Returning #Traveler ... #empiric #management ... #workup #diagnosis
Pulmonary Embolism - Risk Stratification and Prognostication based on scores and clinical features

 • Bova score
Pulmonary Embolism ... Hemodynamics (Stable ... prognostication #diagnosis ... #management #stratification ... #criticalcare #
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
brown sputum, fever ... Fungal, parasites; Travel ... Lung #Diseases #pulmonary ... #differential #diagnosis ... #comparison #table
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... Endocarditis #checklist #criticalcare ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... Lung Abscess Management ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary