Infectious Disease Tutorial
 
Introduction

Case1: Vomiting 

Case 2: Cough & fever

Case 3: Bruising 

Case 4: Sore throat

Case 5: Jaundice

Case 6: Flu & fever

Case 7: Diarrhea

Case 8: Black Robe 

Case 9: Back Pain

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Quiz Please

Ms. BB has a terrible headache, fever and is badly bruised.

  • Ms. BB is a 23 year-old university student.
    • Three days ago she developed a sore throat.
    • Flu-like symptoms and a bad headache.
    • She developed a high fever and was so weak she couldn't get out of bed.
    • Earlier this morning she began to develop spontaneous areas of bruising.

  • A friend who stopped in to check on her said she had never seen anyone look so sick and called for an ambulance.
  • In the emergency room, her physical exam revealed:
    • BP = 60/20 mmHg; P = 104/min, T = 103.2, R = 28/min
    • Photophobia and stiff neck.
    • Pain in the back and down her leg when her leg was raised.
    • Many 'bruises' such as are seen in this photograph.
    • Ocular exam did not reveal papilledema (protrusion of the optic nerve).
  • Emergency laboratory values:
 
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