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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever: Periods ... Hereditary Periodic ... by an afebrile period ... by an afebrile period ... #intermittent #periodic
Thyrotoxic Periodic Paralysis - Illness Script
 • Epidemiology: Asian men age 20-30 with hyperthyroidism of any
Thyrotoxic Periodic ... #Thyrotoxic #Periodic
Periodic myoclonus in subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPe)

Neurology Pro - A DDx Tool @ProDdx

#Periodic #myoclonus #SSPe #clinical
Periodic myoclonus ... Tool @ProDdx #Periodic
Periodic Alternating Gaze (PAG) on Physical Exam

Periodic Alternating Gaze (PAG) is an involuntary continuous cyclic horizontal
Periodic Alternating ... Physical Exam Periodic ... Periodic alternating ... bobvarkey #PAG #Periodic
Comparison of Pathologic Breathing Patterns
Biot's respiration aka ataxic respiration:
 - Periodic breathing: hyperpnea (or normopnea) and
respiration: - Periodic ... respiration: - Periodic
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
steroid cream • Periodic
Hyperkalemia - Differential Diagnosis - Impaired Excretion vs Redistribution

Impaired Urinary Excretion 
 - Renal failure
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- Hyperkalemic periodic
Cheyne-Stokes Respirations - Also known as periodic respiration, Cheyne-Stokes (RCS) is a type of central sleep
Also known as periodic
Hypokalemia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Low intake 
• poor oral intake 

Renal loss 
• Medication 
• Hypomagnesemia 
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• Hypokalemic periodic
Hypokalemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Transcellular Shift:
 • Alkalosis
 • ↑ beta-2 adrenergic simulation 
 • Erythropoiesis
• Hypokalemic periodic