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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 ... Blockers • CNS Lesions ... the most likely infection ... help hone your differential ... #diagnosis #differential
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation ... Bradycardia • Infectious ... fever • Non-Infectious ... , CNS lesions, Lymphomas ... #bradycardia #differential
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic used to remember the potential causes of a cerebral ring
MAGIC DR – a handy mnemonic ... the potential causes ... ring enhancing lesion ... MAGICDR #DRMAGIC #Differential ... RingEnhancing #Lesions
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic ... for Causes of Altered ... , Epilepsy I - Infection ... Space Occupying Lesions ... encephalopathy #diagnosis #differential
Cavitary Lung Lesions - Differential
Infection - Malignancy - Rheumatologic - Other

- Dr. David Furfaro https://twitter.com/david_furfaro

#Cavitary #Cavity
Cavitary Lung Lesions ... - Differential ... Infection - Malignancy ... #Cavity #Lung #Lesions ... #Causes #Differential
CNS Ring-Enhancing Lesions - Immunocompromised vs Immunocompetent
Multiple Ring-Enhancing Lesions:
 • Toxoplasmosis (CD4 < 100)
 • Other
Ring-Enhancing Lesions ... splenomegaly Other infections ... Infectious: ... #Brain #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
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 ... #Mnemonic
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Causes of Post-Partum ... Fever - Differential ... Algorithm 6 W's for causes ... Episiotomy • Abscess/Hematoma ... PostPartum #Fever #PPF #Differential
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Causes of Facial ... Weakness - Differential ... involved = Peripheral lesion ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Facial #Weakness #Differential
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic for the causes of a cavitating lung mass.

C = cancer
CAVITY – a useful mnemonic ... for the causes ... pulmonary embolus I = infection ... #Cavitary #Lesions ... #Differential #