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Fever patterns

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Fever patterns ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis ... #pediatrics #pediatricID ... #PedsID #fever
Key FUO (fever of unknown origin) questions

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious
Key FUO (fever of ... @swinndong via Febrile ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis # ... Fever #FUO #pediatrics
Infectious causes of eosinophilia

By Dr. Hawra Al-Lawati @hawraallawati via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Infectious causes ... hawraallawati via Febrile ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis # ... eosinophilia #eosinophil #fever
Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... Stratification #Fever
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... , Non-infectious ... #differential # ... infectiousdiseases #table
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Dissociation EVERY 1 F RISE ... INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... the most likely infection ... help hone your differential ... Dissociation #diagnosis #differential
Eosinophilic meningitis
#eosinophilicmeningitis #eosmeningitis #angiostrongylus #baylisascaris #gnathostoma #raccoon #snail

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com
InfectiousDiseases #Infections ... Microbiology #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... eosinophilia #eosinophil #fever ... #febrile
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Factitious fever ... • Rheumatic fever ... parasites #Fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Still's ... by an afebrile ... For every 1°F rise ... #Patterns #Differential
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
other as well as never ... @swinndong via Febrile ... Diseases #Infections ... Microbiology #Micro #Differential ... #Ddx #Diagnosis