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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... point • Body temperature ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... Identify underlying cause ... Cooling blankets can cause
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Peri-operative Hyperthermia ... maintained fever CAUSES ... OF HYPERTHERMIA ... , high ambient temperature ... #Differential #Causes
Hypothalamus Anatomy and Hypothalamic Nuclei
 • Anterior hypothalamic nucleus - Body temperature, thermal regulation (heat dissipation),
nucleus - Body temperature ... destruction results in hyperthermia ... oxytocin, destruction causes ... regulation, destruction causes
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Malignant Hyperthermia ... Temperature rise ... other, more common causes ... Peri-operative hyperthermia ... and peripheral temperature
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Rhabdomyolysis = Destruction of skeletal muscle with leakage of contents into circulation.
Clostridium • Body Temperature ... stroke, Malignant hyperthermia ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Hyperthermic Syndromes - This table summarizes the similarities and differences between some toxicologic causes of hyperthermic
Hyperthermic Syndromes ... some toxicologic causes ... of hyperthermic ... • Malignant Hyperthermia ... Kat_Watson #Hyperthermic
Algorithm for the initial evaluation of a patient with suspected heat-related illness - Heat Stroke versus
Stroke #Exhaustion #Temperature ... #Evaluation #Hyperthermia
Characteristics of Serotonin Syndrome and Other Hyperthermic Syndromes 
Serotonin Syndrome
 - SSRIs, second-generation antidepressants, MAOIs, linezolid,
Syndrome and Other Hyperthermic ... tremor,clonus, hyperthermia ... hypertension, hyperthermia ... days Malignant hyperthermia ... within minutes #Hyperthermic
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
Growth Patterns - Molds, Yeasts and Dimorphic 
 • Mold - Arial mycelia and vegitative mycelia
environmental and body temperature ... environmental and body temperature ... environmental temperatures ... growth at both body temperature