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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Rickettsial diseases ... • Crohn disease ... Hodgkin lymphoma Relapsing ... • Tick-borne relapsing ... relapsing fever
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
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
LFT ↑ This is relapsing ... separate tick-borne relapsing ... louse-borne relapsing ... the arthropod, releasing ... Infectious Diseases
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 ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Pregnancy • Fever ... Rheumatic Heart Disease ... • Marfan's Disease ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Clinical History: - Fever ... Inflammatory diseases ... Spondyloarthritis, IBD, Relapsing
Mosquito Borne Diseases
 - Dengue
 - Yellow Fever
 - Zika
 - Chikungunya
 - Malaria

- VA Joint
Mosquito Borne Diseases ... Dengue - Yellow Fever ... Mosquito #Borne #Diseases ... #comparison #table
Relapsing Acute Severe Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Loss of Response:
 • (Re)consult Colorectal Surgery
 • Assess
Relapsing Acute ... Colitis - Management Algorithm ... Adherence • Assess Disease ... Waseem_AhmedMD #Relapsing ... UC #Management #Algorithm
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Kawasaki Disease ... years old with fever ... other reasons for disease ... MISC #Kawasaki #Comparison
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
Endocarditis, Rheumatic Fever ... , Whipple Disease ... Arteritis, Crohn Disease ... Behcet Syndrome, Relapsing ... , Cogan's Disease