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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Rickettsial diseases ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Hodgkin lymphoma Relapsing ... • Tick-borne relapsing ... relapsing fever
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
fever caused by ... TBRF is caused by ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... Infectious Diseases
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Clinical History: - Fever ... depending on the cause ... Inflammatory diseases ... Spondyloarthritis, IBD, Relapsing ... #Differential #Causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... vasculitis to cause ... onset Still's disease ... , Kikuchi disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Extra-articular and Other Conditions Associated with Joint Pain

Eyes
  • Iritis or uveitis - Spondyloarthropathies, Sarcoidosis,
Scleritis - RA, Relapsing ... Hyperthyroidism Fever ... • Rheumatic fever ... sparing the lobe - Relapsing ... , Relapsing polychondritis
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Lyme disease ... • Whipple's disease ... #causes
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Relapsing Acute ... Adherence • Assess Disease ... up • Surgery ≠ Treatment ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Relapsing ... #IBD #Treatment
BEE Syndromes - Immune-mediated conditions affecting the brain, eye, and ear

Visual or auditory symptoms in conjunction
and less common diseases ... diagnosis and treatment ... Inflammatory causes ... erythematosus • Relapsing ... polychondritis • Behcet disease
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Causes of Severe ... Endocarditis, Rheumatic Fever ... , Whipple Disease ... Behcet Syndrome, Relapsing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Rheumatic Heart Disease ... • Marfan's Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #causes