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Causes of Fever by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Fever #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Fever ... System #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Fever #Differential
Pathyophysiology - hyperglycemic crises in patients with diabetes 
Key signs/symptoms of HHS/DKA:
Both: Polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss,
hyperglycemic crises ... seizure) #Pathophys #EM ... #IM #Endo #DKA
Causes of Hypocalcemia #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Endo #Hypocalcemia #Differential #Algorithm #PTH #Drugs #Ddxof
Causes of Hypocalcemia ... #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Endo #Hypocalcemia
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
In certain cases ... the tumor should never ... #Diagnosis #IM # ... Endo #Surgery #Pheochromocytoma