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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Diagnosis Framework ... Causes: • Still's ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... Brucellosis • Liver ... #periodic #infections
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
Emergent Causes ... encephalitis, abscess ... #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential ... #emergency #diagnosis
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vs infection vs ... claudication, headaches ... systemic complaints- anemia ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
cough, chills, headache ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess ... Meningitis, septic arthritis ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... #Management #Infections