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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Acute bacterial endocarditis ... infection • Abscess ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Hepatic abscess ... Liver or lung abscess
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... tuberculosis, Abscess ... , Endocarditis, ... vasculitis to cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Mitral valve endocarditis complicated by an abscess - Echocardiogram

Ivan Stankovic, MD, PhD @ https://twitter.com/Ivan_Echocardio

#MitralValve #Mitral #Valve
Mitral valve endocarditis ... complicated by an abscess ... Mitral #Valve #endocarditis ... #abscess #Echocardiogram ... #POCUS #Clinical
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... • Infectious endocarditis ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Differential Diagnosis of Fever and Splenomegaly
 - Typhoid
 - Infective endocarditis
 - Miliary tuberculosis
 - Hodgkin
Differential Diagnosis of Fever ... - Infective endocarditis ... Brucellosis #Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Causes of Post-Partum ... Fever - Differential ... Algorithm 6 W's for causes ... Episiotomy • Abscess ... #PostPartum #Fever
Causes of Nail Clubbing - Mnemonic 
Cyanotic Heart Disease, Cystic Fibrosis
Lung Cancer, Lung abscess 
Ulcerative Colitis
Causes of Nail Clubbing ... Lung Cancer, Lung abscess ... Mesothelioma Infective Endocarditis ... #Differential #Causes
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
 •
Hyperkalemia • Reduced ... • Aortic Valve Endocarditis ... + Abscess • Sick ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
night sweats, fever ... Septic Emboli Cause ... Treat underlying cause ... Complications: Abscess ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
rickettsioses, amebic abscess ... infection, infective endocarditis ... , amebic liver abscess ... , amebic liver abscess ... mononucleosis, infective endocarditis