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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... thin smear • Signs ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever ... #diagnosis
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Findings • ADEM -> Fever ... SOB, fatigue, fever ... #signs #symptoms ... #pathophysiology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... explain symptoms • Fever ... : 33% • Treatment ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Pathophysiology ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... instability - New-onset fever ... Color #Targetoid #Algorithm
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical Findings
Diagnostic Criteria - Fever and 4/5 of the following:
 • Conjunctivitis
 • Polymorphous
Kawasaki Disease: Clinical ... Findings Diagnostic ... Criteria - Fever ... Artery Aneurysm - Fever ... #Diagnosis #Pathophysiology
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... echo is positive, treatment ... within 10 d of fever ... and lab signs ( ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
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Acute Rheumatic Fever ... Pathogenesis and Clinical ... inflammation • Fever ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... cystitis, may have fever ... infection, such as fever ... Pathophysiology: ... data • Early treatment
Familial Mediterranean Fever
 - Clinical Manifestations
 - Diagnostic Criteria
 - Labs
 - Genetic Testing
 - Long
Mediterranean Fever ... - Clinical Manifestations ... - Diagnostic Criteria ... Complications - Treatment ... Mediterranean #Fever
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the ... Kawasaki Disease: Diagnosis ... * Fever >5d * ... ) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Workup #Algorithm