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Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation ... Causes of Relative ... , Drug fever ... #Temperature #Dissociation ... #bradycardia #differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation ... • Drug Fever ... help hone your differential ... #Temperature #Dissociation ... #diagnosis #differential
Antifungal Polyenes - Amphoterecin B, Abelcet, Ambisome - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: binds ergosterol in membrane and
Antifungal Polyenes ... - Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... Drug of choice for ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
Antifungal Echinocandins  - Antibiotics Class Overview

Mechanism: Inhibit glucan synthesis in fungal cell wall by blocking
Antifungal Echinocandins ... - Antibiotics Class ... Overview Mechanism ... vs Candida -> Drug ... Anidulafungin #Pharmacology
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
- Antibiotics Class ... - Virtually never ... - Drug levels ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics ... #Flutycosine #Antifungal
Drugs that Cause Fever
Most commonly:
Amphotericin B, Antihistamines, Asparaginase, Barbiturates, Bleomycin sulfate, Methyldopa, Penicillins, Phenytoin sodium, Procainamide,
Drugs that Cause ... Fever Most commonly ... #Fever #causes ... #differential #diagnosis ... #pharmacology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Behcet disease • Drug ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Temperature Pulse Dissociation ... #Patterns #Differential
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential ... • Exercise • Fever ... syndrome • Drugs ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Overview of antifungal agents benefits, weaknesses, and adverse effects in the treatment of Coccidioidomycosis.
Fluconazole - Low
Overview of antifungal ... • Therapeutic drug ... hypokalemia, phlebitis, fever ... management #treatment #antifungals ... comparison #table #pharmacology
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential ... - Toxins - Drugs ... Muscle swelling - Fever ... Rhabdomyolysis #Differential ... #treatment #nephrology