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Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse ... #Dissociation #diagnosis ... #differential #
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
come in to your clinic ... with #fever and ... not sure what #infection ... period and place of travel ... diagnosis #medicine
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... falls (like a wave ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... without localizing signs ... #diagnosis #tropical ... #travel
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Flexion

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
of this complex spinal ... the brain death diagnosis ... mediated by a reflex arc ... BrainDeath #BrainDead #Neurology ... #video #clinical
Lazarus Sign / Reflex in Brain Death - Head Turn

The presence of this complex spinal reflex
of this complex spinal ... the brain death diagnosis ... mediated by a reflex arc ... BrainDeath #BrainDead #Neurology ... #video #clinical
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
Worsening of previous neurologic ... and not direct infection ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis ... #differential # ... TB #neurology
Pulmonary Embolism on POCUS Echocardiogram

Mid 30's female with chest pain/dyspnea.  Triage EKG (no prior).
Differential/diagnosis ... POCUS (apical window ... RV, McConnell's sign ... Echocardiogram #A4c ... #clinical #cardiology
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... imaging of head/spine ... thin smear • Signs ... node biopsy • Clinical ... UnknownOrigin #workup #diagnosis
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... presentation in winter ... (fever, leukocytosis ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis