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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... : Temperature rises ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... For every 1°F rise ... Brucellosis • Liver or lung
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... Dissociation EVERY 1 F RISE ... INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
Pediatric Inflammatory ... with SARS-CoV-2 infection ... (PIMS-TS) Clinical ... features all: fever ... coronavirus #diagnosis #Signs
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... Patient age and host/risk ... illness What: Key signs ... syndrome - Does ... e.g. brain and lung
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
 •
Infancy (SUDI) - Differential ... Gastrointestinal infection ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... , risk increased ... respiratory infection ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... Tachypnea #Wheeze #Differential
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... • CT: Halo sign ... Pneumonia: • Risk ... #Infections #HIV
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... Findings Risk ... Apolipoprotein E4 allele Risk ... mutations - Down syndrome ... chromosome 21) Signs
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
History - Clues to Infectious ... association • How long ... → Risk of malaria ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... #differential #
Characteristic clinical manifestations of Down syndrome 
 
Typical craniofacial appearance 
 • Round face and flat
Characteristic clinical ... susceptibility to infections ... • Increased risk ... solid tumours • Risk ... • Increased risk