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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
BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... help hone your differential ... #diagnosis #differential ... #causes
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation ... Causes of Relative ... #Temperature #Dissociation ... #bradycardia #differential ... #diagnosis #causes
Eosinophils (Eos) and hypereosinophilia (HE)
Caused by eosinophilopoietic cytokines
Common causes:
 - Drug reaction
 - Helminth infection
 -
cytokines Common causes ... infection - Allergic ... + T cells) - Allergic ... hypereosinophilia #HE #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
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
Angioedema - Classification Diagnosis and Treatment
Types of Angioedema:
 • Acute allergic angioedema - Usually occurs with
Classification Diagnosis ... Angioedema: • Acute allergic ... exposure • Non-allergic ... cell-mediated in > 90% of cases ... Classification #Types #Diagnosis
Alpha-gal Syndrome (AGS) - Diagnosis Algorithm
Does patient have recurrent episodes of urticaria, angioedema or isolated GI
Syndrome (AGS) - Diagnosis ... early symptom • Ticks ... in areas with ticks ... Syndrome #AGS #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #allergy
RUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
RUQ Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis - VINDICATE ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
RLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
RLQ Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis - VINDICATE ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
LUQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
LUQ Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis - VINDICATE ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes
LLQ Pain - Differential Diagnosis - VINDICATE Mnemonic
V - Vascular
I - Inflammatory
N - Neoplasm
D - Degenerative
LLQ Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis - VINDICATE ... A - Autoimmune Allergic ... AbdominalPain #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Causes