Infectious Diseases: Emergency Department Diagnosis & Management

Ellen Slaven, MD
Section of Emergency Medicine
Department of Medicine
Lousiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, LA

Alfredo A. Lopez, MD
Vice Chair of Medicine
Section of Infectious Diseases
Louisiana State University Medical Center
New Orleans, LA

HEAD, EYE, EAR, NOSE & THROAT INFECTIONS

Sinusitis

Pharyngitis

Otitis

Odotogenic, Rhinocerebral Mucomycosis, Conjunctivitis and Rhinitis

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTIONS

Meningitis

Encephalitis

Epidural Abscess and Brain Abscess

HIV Associated CNS Infections

LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS

Influenza

CAP and Bronchitis

TB Associated Infections

Lung Abscess

CARDIAC INFECTIONS

Infective Endocarditis

Myocarditis and Pericarditis

GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTIONS

Hepatitis

Cholecystitis, Choledocholithasis, and Hepatobiliary

Infections

Peritonitis

Infectious Diarrhea

HIV Associated GI Infections

URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS

Cystitis, Pyelonephritis, and Complicated Urinary Tract Infection

FEVER AND RASH

The Febrile Child

Sepsis

Adverse Cutaneous Drug Eruption

Impetigo, Erysipelas, Cellulitis, and Necrotizing Skin Infections

Pustular Skin Infections

Viral-Associated Exanthems (including Herpes Zoster)

ORTHOPEDIC INFECTIONS

Infected Prosthetic Device and Osteomyelitis

Septic Arthritis

Plantar Puncture Wounds

Diabetic Foot Ulcer

Felon, Paronychia and Tenosynovitis

Mammalian Bites and Rabies

Tetanus

CURRENT ISSUES IN INFECTIOUS DISEASES

Bioterrorism (Anthrax, Smallpox, Plague, and Tularemia)

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Emerging Infections (West Nile Virus, SARS, Hanta-Virus, and Leptospirosis)

Tick-Borne Diseases

Fever in the Returning Traveler

Immunizations

HIV/AIDS

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