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Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... #Sign #Pulse #Temperature
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 ... • Typhoid Fever ... value in pulse-temperature ... #Sign #Pulse #Temperature
Neutropenic Fever Management Algorithm

Temperature > 38°C and ANC < 500/µL

#Neutropenic #Fever #neutropenia #oncology #Management #Algorithm
Neutropenic Fever ... Management Algorithm Temperature ... #Neutropenic #Fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... Continuous Fever ... (Step ladder: fever ... : Temperature rises ... Faget's Sign - Temperature
Dengue Illness - Clinical Course of the Disease - Febrile, Critical, Recovery phases
 • Days of
of illness • Temperature ... Virology #Dengue #Fever
Liebermeister’s Rule

Δ 1° C → Δ 8 bpm

For every 1 degree Celsius increase in temperature in
Celsius increase in temperature ... in fever you expect ... Faget sign (pulse-temperature ... Sign #Diagnosis #Fever
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
months - Maximum temperature ... - No other fever
Ecthyma Gangrenosum - A physical examination revealed a 2-cm hemorrhagic patch with an erythematous border (Panel
(Panel B), and fever ... (temperature of
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... point • Body temperature ... BrighamChiefs #Fever
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
• Increase the temperature ... hypothalamus → fever ... chills alone • Temperature