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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... hours • Viral infections ... • Rickettsiae infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... Bradycardia • Infectious ... , Typhoid fever, ... • Non-Infectious ... 30048576/ #Faget #Sign
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Symptoms: • Fever ... without localizing signs ... , Dengue fever, ... , 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 ... INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... • Typhoid Fever ... the most likely infection ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse
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

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Fever patterns ... Diseases #Infections ... Ddx #Diagnosis #pediatrics ... #pediatricID #PedsID ... #fever #febrile
CMV vs EBV - Mononucleosis
Acute CMV Infection:
 • Asymptomatic (most common)
 • Infectious mononucleosis (fever/chills, malaise)
mononucleosis (fever ... , malaise) • Fever ... common EBV • Fever ... Mononucleosis #diagnosis #comparison ... #infectious
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Brucellosis, Q fever ... Mediterranean fever ... , Factitious fever ... DrEricStrong #Fever
Key FUO (fever of unknown origin) questions

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

By Dr. Hawra Al-Lawati @hawraallawati via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential
Infectious causes ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... eosinophilia #eosinophil #fever