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#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
#InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential ... Ddx #Diagnosis #babesia ... maltesecross #compare #malaria
#protozoa #toxoplasma #leishmania #trypanosoma #babesia #malaria #plasmodium #cryptosporidium #cyclospora #cystisospora #entamoeba #acanthamoeba #microsporidia

#ID  #InfectiousDiseases
#trypanosoma #babesia ... #malaria #plasmodium ... #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential
Asplenia and Infections - Important Pathogens:
 • Encapsulated bacteria: Strep pneumo, Neissera meningitidis, Capnocytophaga, H.flu, Bordetella
Asplenia and Infections ... Bloodborne pathogens: Malaria ... , Babesia By Dr ... febrilepodcast] #InfectiousDiseases ... #Differential #
By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com  @febrilepodcast]
#ID  #InfectiousDiseases  #Infections
#Microbiology #Micro
#Differential #Ddx
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Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... Typhus, Babesiosis, Malaria ... #differential # ... diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Differential Diagnosis for Hemolytic Anemia
Intrinsic Causes:
 • Enzyme deficiencies ex. G6PD, pyruvate kinase 
 • Hemoglobinopathies
Differential Diagnosis ... drug induced • Infections ... Bartonella, Babesia ... , Malaria • Oxygen ... Hemolytic #Anemia #Differential
Causes of Thrombocytopenia - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Decreased Production:
 - Drugs (chemo, yang, sulfa, acetaminophen, NSAIDs, quinine,
Causes of Thrombocytopenia ... - Differential ... - Parasitic: Malaria ... , babesia - Nutritional ... infiltration: malignancy, infection
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... → Risk of malaria ... - Mosquito → Malaria ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #Infections #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... bacteremia • Malaria ... Causes: • Still's ... fever • Hyper-IgD ... Fever #Patterns #Differential
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... cytokines (TNFa,lL1, IL6 ... Leishmaniosis, malaria ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... inhibitors under evaluation