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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Regions - Frequent Differential ... Diagnoses Medical ... Cardinal Symptoms ... localizing signs ... or symptoms - Malaria
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... Bradycardia • Infectious ... • Non-Infectious ... #bradycardia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
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 ... INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse ... #Dissociation #diagnosis ... #differential #
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... • CNS symptoms ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever ... #diagnosis
Complications of Measles: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
 • ADEM -> Fever, headache, neck stiffness, BBD, mental
Findings • ADEM -> Fever ... SOB, fatigue, fever ... Opportunistic infections ... Complications #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... - Differential ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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papilledema • Horner syndrome ... ) • Systemic symptoms ... , fever, myalgia ... lesion • CNS infection ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... DiagnosisInfection ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Brucellosis, Q fever ... , Factitious fever
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... - CBC with differential ... workup as appropriate ... (fever, leukocytosis ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis