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CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
• Headache • Fever ... • Common clinical ... meningeal signs ... (fever, nuchal ... #diagnosis #neurology
Acute Fever in-from the Tropics - Clinical Examination

#Tropics #Traveler #Fever #Differential #Signs #Diagnosis #InfectiousDiseases
Acute Fever in-from ... the Tropics - Clinical ... Tropics #Traveler #Fever ... #Differential # ... Signs #Diagnosis
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... , Typhoid fever, ... 30048576/ #Faget #Sign ... #bradycardia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... without localizing signs ... , acute HIV infection ... , Lassa fever, acute
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 ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse ... #Dissociation #diagnosis ... #differential #
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Ever had a #traveler come in to your clinic with #fever and you were not sure
Ever had a #traveler ... come in to your clinic ... with #fever and ... diagnosis #medicine ... infectiousdisease #fever
Hepatobiliary Manifestations of Sickle Cell Disease
Acute sickle cell hepatic crisis:
 • Fever, acute onset RUQ pain,
hepatic crisis: • Fever ... cholestasis: • Fever ... liver failure ... hepatology #hepatitis #differential ... #diagnosis
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Differential Diagnosis ... Noninfectious Causes of Fever ... CRITICAL DIAGNOSES ... - Drug fever ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome #Fever
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
, Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... , Drug fever ... bradycardia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases