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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 ... node biopsy • Clinical ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever ... #diagnosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... POCUS lung exam ... NOT definitively diagnose ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... #differential #causes
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... disease caused ... Inflammation: high fever ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... gabrieltalledop #Oroya #Fever
Algorithm for Management of Acute Exacerbation of COPD (AECOPD)

Obtain workup for alternate diagnoses and relevant comorbidities:
AECOPD) Obtain workup ... CBC, vitamin D level ... ventilated • CXR, Lung ... of AECOPD: • Clinical ... #Exacerbation #treatment
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Male with high fever ... Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... septic emboli in lungs ... #Clinical #Ultrasound
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Red Flags: • Fever ... deficiency Work ... • Abdominal ultrasound ... #Algorithm #Causes
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... explain symptoms • Fever ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology ... #diagnosis #comparison
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
Unknown • 6-7 cases ... Organizing Pneumonia - Clinical ... cough, dyspnea, fever ... other processes Workup ... Organizing Pneumonia Treatment