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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
Liebermeister's Rule Pulse-Temperature ... EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE ... BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Fever OTHER CAUSES ... #differential #causes
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... Dissociation Causes ... • Infectious Causes ... Non-Infectious Causes ... #Sign #Pulse #Temperature
Oxyhemoglobin Dissociation Curve 

Left Shift - decreased unloading of O2 at tissue level (i.e.  increased
alkalosis) - decr temperature ... acidosis) - incr temperature ... #Differential #Causes
Tachypnea - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Definitions
 • Tachypnea: Respiratory rate > 20/min, shallow breathing in adults
 •
breathing Pulmonary Causes ... PVFM) Cardiac Causes ... Hematologic Causes ... acidosis of any cause ... : Exercise • Temperature
AEIOU TIPS - Mnemonic for Causes of Altered Mental Status
A - Alcohol, Acidosis, Ammonia, Arrhythmia
E -
- Mnemonic for Causes ... U - Uremia T - Temperature ... AEIOU #Mnemonic #Causes
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis
 • Drugs & Toxins (Statins, alcohol, cocaine)
 • Direct Muscle
Causes of Rhabdomyolysis ... Clostridium) • Temperature ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Differentiating Features Between Central and Peripheral Cyanosis

Mechanism - Arterial destauration
Sites - Skin, mucous membrane of oral
of oral cavity Temperature ... therapy - Pulmonary cause ... skin involved Temperature
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Causes of Urinary ... Easily reversible cause ... Precipitated by cold temperature ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Causes of Urticaria

Immunoglobulin E (IgE) mediated

 - Aeroallergens

 - Contact allergen

 - Food allergens

 - Insect
Causes of Urticaria ... Elevation of core body temperature ... Mediated #NonIgE #Causes
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
point • Body temperature ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... Identify underlying cause ... Cooling blankets can cause