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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 ... #Patterns #Differential
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • DM risk ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Prevotella • Fungal
Pediatrics Sepsis Screening
SIGNS OF INFECTION?
 • Fever (>38C)
 • Hypothermia (<36C)
 • Cough/chest pain/respiratory distress
 •
Pediatrics Sepsis ... OF INFECTION? ... • Fever (>38C) ... RISK MEDICAL CONDITIONS ... • Other high-risk
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... in HIV - Differential ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... • CT: Halo sign ... Pneumonia: • Risk
Pocket Hematoma after Pacemaker Placement
A rare, but can't-miss complication from pacemaker placement. Low incidence (1-9%) overall,
but increased risk ... walled-off area at risk ... activity is a 6x risk ... Heparin increases risk ... use has a LOWER risk
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Staphylococci: 24wk for knees ... DDIs/AEs) - Fungus ... whether benefit > risk ... - Never “lifelong ... patient q6-12mo to assess
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
and Associated Risk ... encephalitis, abscess ... , parasitic or fungal ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
inflammatory response Risk ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... drug failure • Risk
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
No fever. ... occur anywhere - Risks ... plaques, pustules, abscess ... Fungal infection ... rubrum #clinical #photo
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... • Cough, fever ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess