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Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
pneumonia • Acute ... • Acute bacterial ... Causes: • Still's ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... abscess • Sub-acute
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... Severe typhoid fever ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Diptheria • Typhoid fever ... Chagas disease • Acute ... rheumatic fever ... Psittacosis • Q fever ... • Yellow fever
Causes of Pericardial Effusion - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Viral: Enterovirus, Herpesvirus, Adenovirus, Parvovirus
 • Bacterial: Mycobacterium
Causes of Pericardial ... , Candida Non-Infectious ... : • Rheumatologic ... Mediterranean Fever ... #cardiology
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... respiratory distress syndrome ... Pharmacology #Management #Treatment
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... BrighamChiefs #Fever ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
Causes of Enuresis ... Urinary Control Never ... Urinary Tract Infection ... Non-neurogenic (Hinman Syndrome ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... - Leaflet: • Infection ... Endocarditis, Rheumatic Fever ... Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome ... #cardiology
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome ... Kawasaki Disease CDC Case ... years old with fever ... MISC #Kawasaki #Comparison ... diagnosis #peds #pediatrics