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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
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... OTHER CAUSES ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Causes of Hypernatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Decreased level ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... #Causes
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... SOB, fatigue, fever ... N/V, elevated liver ... Complications #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #pathophysiology
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
Tree in Bud Sign
The Tree-in-Bud sign represents Endobronchial spread in a linear branching pattern and centrilobular
Tree in Bud Sign ... The Tree-in-Bud sign ... It is caused by ... #diagnosis #clinical ... radiology #ChestCT #pathophysiology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... triad (<10%): fever ... sterile pyuria, WBC casts ... Nephritis #AIN #Algorithm ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Causes of Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Defining the cause of hypokalemia starts by measuring urinary K
Causes of Hypokalemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... measuring urinary K level ... differential #diagnosis #algorithm ... #causes #nephrology
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... thin smear • Signs ... Liver biopsy • ... node biopsy • Clinical
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Exercise • Fever ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Brudzinski's Sign in Meningitis

Severe neck stiffness causes the patient's knees and hips to flex when the
Brudzinski's Sign ... neck stiffness causes ... #Brudzinskis #Sign ... #Meningitis #clinical ... #physicalexam #neurology