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Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation ... BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... help hone your differential ... #diagnosis #differential
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
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cytokines Common causes ... infection - Allergic ... disease Rare causes ... + T cells) - Allergic ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation ... Causes of Relative ... • Infectious Causes ... #Temperature #Dissociation ... #bradycardia #differential
NAACP mnemonic for the major causes of Eosinophilia 
N = Neoplasia (CML, Hodgkins lymphoma) 
A =
for the major causes ... lymphoma) A = Allergy ... Eosinophilia #NAACP #Differential ... #Causes #Diagnosis
Causes of Diffuse Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Reactive:
 - Systemic Inflammatory
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Causes of Diffuse ... Lymphadenopathy - Differential ... • Acne • Allergy ... Pancytopenia, WBC differential ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
RUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
RUQ Pain - Differential ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
RLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
RLQ Pain - Differential ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
LUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
LUQ Pain - Differential ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
LLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
LLQ Pain - Differential ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
Epigastric Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
Epigastric Pain - Differential ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes