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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... pneumonia • Acute ... • Acute bacterial ... Causes: • Still's ... abscess • Sub-acute
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... • Sickle Cell disease ... • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

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

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia Pulmonary ... Diptheria • Typhoid fever ... fever • Legionella ... Psittacosis • Q fever ... • Yellow fever
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
pneumonias An acute ... The other cause ... cough and some fever ... This was a PCP-infection ... #Clinical #Radiology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... diseases - Severe ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... Endocarditis, Rheumatic Fever ... Inflammatory: Infectious ... #cardiology
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Pregnancy • Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
Causes of Dyspnea ... Differential Diagnosis Pulmonary ... , Anaphylaxis, Infection ... poisoning, DKA, Fever ... #Chronic #Causes
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... with cough and fever ... with low oxygen level ... interstitial lung disease ... #Radiology #CXR