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Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... Positive Tourniquet test ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
the preferred test ... typically part of the workup ... syndrome: • Fever ... Distal joints, knees ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... FUO) - Further Workup ... Test for the respective ... UnknownOrigin #workup ... #diagnosis
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
and Workup Summary ... cultures, but test ... missing things" → fewer ... Balloon Expulsion Test ... #workup #gastroenterology
Diagnosing Brucellosis
Epidemiological Exposures
- Endemic Regions
- Clinical Micro Lab Technicians
- Animal/Vaccine Exposure: Vets, Slaughterhouse workers, hunters
- Unpasteurized
Diagnosing Brucellosis ... Constitutional: Fevers ... Genitourinary Diagnostic ... Tests: - CBC ... #Criteria #Workup
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • The goal of diagnosing ... sputum • Improves diagnostic ... #Workup #TB #Latent ... LatentTB #ActiveTB #InfectiousDiseases
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis: • Mildly ... immunodiffusion test ... #Coccidioides #Diagnosis ... #workup #infectiousdiseases
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Infectious Disease Diagnosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Commercial sex worker ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases ... #differential #Diagnosis
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
failure, esp in work-up ... bedside echo is never ... Urine Pregnancy Test ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Red Flags: • Fever ... deficiency Work ... Fecal occult blood test ... #Differential #Diagnosis