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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... 104°F) • Lobar pneumonia ... gram-negative pneumonia ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... #Differential #Diagnosis
CGD and Mulch Pneumonitis
This acute fulminant invasive fungal pneumonia in absence of iatrogenic or exogenous immunosuppression
invasive fungal pneumonia ... Lawn mowing High level ... dyspnea, hypoxia, fever ... @swinndong via Febrile ... #diagnosis
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... CHD, congenital ... ; LFT, liver function ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Hypertension #Workup
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
healthy pt with fever ... /lung sliding: Pulmonary ... interstitial lung disease ... NOT definitively diagnose ... RJonesSonoEM #BLines
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
specificity 2) Pneumonia ... particularly complex febrile ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness ... #Ddxof
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia (COP)

Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia Overview:
 • Idiopathic form of organizing pneumonia
 • formerly BOOP
cough, dyspnea, fever ... - Diagnosis: ... workup: ANA, RF ... , Pulmonary lymphoma ... #ILD #diagnosis
Venn Diagram - Does this patient have pneumonia?
Diagnosis is generally based on three lines of evidence:
Diagnosis is generally ... based on three lines ... e.g., CXR, CT, ultrasound ... Inflammation (e.g., fever ... #Pulmonolary
Acute and Chronic Causes of Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis
Pulmonary/Chest Wall:
 • Acute: Trauma, COPD exacerbation, Asthma
- Differential Diagnosis ... Pulmonary/Chest ... Pleural effusion, Pneumonia ... Pericarditis, CAD ... poisoning, DKA, Fever
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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: Diagnosis * ... Fever >5d * Criteria ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Criteria #Workup ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia - Illness Script

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: Unknown trigger, reversible inflammatory/fibroproliferative process. Polypoid fibroblastic aggregates that plug
Cryptogenic Organizing Pneumonia ... Cough, dyspnea, fever ... identified (autoimmune, meds ... steroids for severe disease ... #pulmonary