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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... • Typhus, gram-negative ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung ... #Patterns #Differential
Fungal Biomarkers: Beta-D-Glucan and Aspergillus Galactomannan
Beta-D-Glucan:
 • Polysaccharide cell wall component of many fungi
 • Pathogens:
Coccidioides - Negative ... BAL GM does not differentiate ... decreased with: concurrent ... Clav (may be + as long ... post-2010 almost never
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... • Coagulase-negative ... night sweats, fever ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Almost always negative ... in BAL does not differentiate ... Sensitivity ↓ w/concurrent ... result in + as long ... post-2010 almost never
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
and Differential ... , verrucous) - Lung ... aureus, Coagulase-negative ... night sweats, fever ... #Differential #
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... • Is there a pattern ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... • Bacterial endocarditis ... aureus • Gram-negative