Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine

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3 Physical Exam Clues to Infectious Diseases and Their Mimics in Critical Care Yehia Y. Mishriki Department of Medicine, Lehigh ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Extreme hyper- pyrexia (> 1068 F) Gram-negative bacteremia (r ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Trepopnea 1. Infectious pleuritis (affected side down) l Left-sid ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Protozoan— malaria, toxoplasmosis, trypanosomiasis Rickettsia—ty ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Saddle nose deformity Syphilis l Relapsing polychondritis l Trau ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Uvular swelling Acute infectious uvulitis (streptococcal, Hemophi ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Posterior cervical lymph- adenopathy Infectious mononucleosis Ru ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Generalized lymphadeno- pathy EBV CMV Rubella Tuberculosis Secon ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Chest wall tenderness Epidemic pleurodynia Septic arthritis of t ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Right parasternal or suprasternal pulsation Mycotic or luetic as ...

System PE ID findings Noninfectious mimics Diagnostic features Amebic colitis Tuberculous colitis Actinomycosis Mycobacterium a ...