Show Notes
In this episode, Sam Ashoo, MD and Dr. T.R. Eckler, MD discuss the May 2026 Emergency Medicine Practice article, Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of Serious and High-Risk Infections in the Febrile Returning Traveler.
0:16 — Podcast Introduction 1:08 — Episode Introduction 7:30 — Malaria 13:55 — Dengue 17:33 — Enteric Fever (Typhoid/Paratyphoid) 20:53 — Leptospirosis 22:43 — Clinical Presentations 26:33 — Diagnostic Testing 33:17 — Treatment 38:59 — Special Populations & Risk Pitfalls 43:05 — Closing Pearls & Outro
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