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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... disease • Behcet's syndrome ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... receptor-associated periodic syndrome ... #Patterns #Differential
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
Ever had a #traveler ... your clinic with #fever ... to narrow your differential ... #differentials # ... infectiousdisease #fever
Differential Diagnosis - Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)

IMADE mnemonic:
 • Infection
 • Malignancy
 • Autoimmune (Rheumatologic)
Differential Diagnosis ... - Fever of Unknown ... • Autoimmune (Rheumatologic ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever ... UnknownOrigin #Differential
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... , Drug fever ... #bradycardia #differential
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Regions - Frequent Differential ... Symptoms: • Fever ... , Dengue fever, ... Returning #Traveler #differential
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... , Drug fever ... bradycardia #Causes #differential
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
• Typhoid Fever ... • Drug Fever ... Typhoid Fever (S ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
disease • Periodic fever ... multiorgan failure • Fever ... - Nonremitting fever ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level ... #Rheumatology
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Differential Diagnosis ... , DRESS, Sweet syndrome ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Fever ... #Rash #Differential
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Causes of Fever ... DIAGNOSES - Drug fever ... #Fever #Noninfectious ... #Causes #Differential