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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
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fever, cough ... • Rheumatologic ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess
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
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... noninflammatory Signs ... constitutional symptoms ... • Rheumatic fever ... tuberculosis) • Fungi
Pediatrics Sepsis Screening
SIGNS OF INFECTION?
 • Fever (>38C)
 • Hypothermia (<36C)
 • Cough/chest pain/respiratory distress
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Pediatrics Sepsis ... OF INFECTION? ... • Fever (>38C) ... RISK MEDICAL CONDITIONS ... • Other high-risk
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... (tuberculosis, fungal ... infections) ... hypotension develops • Risk ... • Low-grade fever
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Lung Infections ... Pseudomonas FUNGAL ... • CT: Halo sign ... Pneumonia: • Risk ... Constitutional symptoms
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
Food products Risk ... Presentation: Fever ... gastrointestinal symptoms ... • Clinical (Symptoms ... #differential #
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
PJI) Duration of symptoms ... Staphylococci: 24wk for knees ... DDIs/AEs) - Fungus ... whether benefit > risk ... - Never “lifelong
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