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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
pneumonia • Acute ... infections • Acute ... • Behcet's syndrome ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... or lung abscess
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... #Infections #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Fever and Rash - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 • Viral: Measles, Infectious Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute HIV,
Fever and Rash - ... Mono (EBV, CMV), Acute ... HIV, Parvovirus ... gonorrhea, Rickettsial diseases ... Medicine @SCVMCMed #Fever
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... Parvovirus 819 / EBV, Acute ... HIV, WNV, Mycoplasma ... Desquamative: Scarlet fever ... Questions @WuidQ #Fever
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Diagnosis Framework Disease ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... angioinvasive disease ... of a "flu-like syndrome ... differential #diagnosis #infectiousdiseases
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Diptheria • Typhoid fever ... • Acute rheumatic ... fever • Legionella ... Psittacosis • Q fever ... • Yellow fever
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Coronavirus • HIV ... • Sickle Cell disease ... • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Syndrome Acute ... Headache (45%) • Fever ... antibody test) Treatment ... disease progression ... #Syndrome #HIV
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... vein: Budd-chiari syndrome ... , HBV, HCV, HEV, ... CA, small cell lung ... • Gilbert's syndrome
Approach to Eosinophilic Lung Diseases
 • Acute Eosinophilic Pneumonia (< 1 wk) - ~30yo, M; Recent
DiseasesAcute ... initiation of smoking; Fever ... brown sputum, fever ... Hypereosinophilic Syndrome ... Travel hx, food hx; Fever