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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
INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... the most likely infection ... help hone your differential ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation ... Bradycardia • Infectious ... fever • Non-Infectious ... #bradycardia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Hemoptysis - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic:

Bronchitis 
Bronchiectasis 
Aspergilloma 
Tumor 
Tuberculosis 
Lung abscess 
Emboli (pulmonary) 
Coagulopathy
Causes of Hemoptysis ... - BATTLE CAMP Mnemonic ... abscess Emboli (pulmonary ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... for the causes ... embolus I = infection ... bronchogenic cyst #Diagnosis ... Cavitary #Lesions #Differential
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... - Mnemonic Cyanotic ... Endocarditis, Idiopathic Pulmonary ... #Differential # ... Causes #Diagnosis
Rapidly Growing Mycobacterial Infections

 • Mycobacterium abscessus - Is the most pathogenic and the most likely
most likely to cause ... pulmonary infection ... It can also cause ... Mycobacterium #diagnosis ... #differential #
Causes of Erythema Nodosum - Mnemonic

NO cause found in 60% of cases
Drugs (antibiotics e.g., sulfonamides, amoxicillin)
Oral
Causes of Erythema ... Nodosum - Mnemonic ... Erythema #Nodosum #Mnemonic ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
NAACP mnemonic for the major causes of Eosinophilia 
N = Neoplasia (CML, Hodgkins lymphoma) 
A =
NAACP mnemonic for ... the major causes ... P = Parasite infections ... Eosinophilia #NAACP #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
H’s and T’s Mnemonic - Causes of Cardiac Arrest
H's - Hypovolemia, Hypoxia, Hydrogen Ions (acidosis), Hyperkalemia
H’s and T’s Mnemonic ... - Causes of Cardiac ... Thromboembolism (Pulmonary ... #differential # ... diagnosis #acls
Causes of Pancreatitis - Mnemonic - I GET SMASHED

#Diagnosis #Differential #Mnemonic #Pancreatitis #Causes
Causes of Pancreatitis ... - Mnemonic - I ... GET SMASHED #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... #Causes