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Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... Typhus, Babesiosis, Malaria ... , Dengue fever, ... , Drug fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
bacteremia • Malaria ... endocarditis, malaria ... Malaria • Lymphoma ... (Falciparum malaria ... hemolysis) • Malaria
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... Typhus, Babesiosis, Malaria ... , Dengue fever, ... , Drug fever
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Arthropod bites: malaria ... < 7 days: malaria ... 7-21 days: malaria ... > 21 days: malaria ... / Continuous: malaria
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Psittacosis • Q Fever ... • Typhoid Fever ... Babesiosis • Malaria ... • Drug Fever ... Typhoid Fever (S
Differential Diagnosis of Fever and Splenomegaly
 - Typhoid
 - Infective endocarditis
 - Miliary tuberculosis
 - Hodgkin
Differential Diagnosis of Fever ... endocarditis - Miliary ... Brucellosis #Fever
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trypanosoma #babesia #malaria ... #Infections #Microbiology
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Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... Symptoms: • Fever ... or symptoms - Malaria ... pulmonary embolism, malaria ... , brucellosis, malaria
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
Bartonella, Q fever ... • Anthrax • Malaria ... #pharmacology #microbiology