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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... , high ambient temperature ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... #Differential #Causes
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
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
: • 1400 new cases ... Bladder dysfunction, temperature ... • Infectious causes ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... diagnosis #management #neurology
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
Algorithm for the Treatment of Uremic Pruritus
Nonpharmacologic Treatments:
 • Daily topical emollient
 • Avoidance of extremes
Algorithm for the Treatment ... Nonpharmacologic Treatments ... of extremes of temperature ... Pharmacologic Treatments ... #management #nephrology
TTH48 - Targeted Temperature Management for 48 vs 24 Hours and Neurologic Outcome After Out-of-Hospital Cardiac
TTH48 - Targeted Temperature ... vs 24 Hours and Neurologic ... ICU, targeted temperature ... improve 6-month neurologic ... with targeted temperature
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... point • Body temperature ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... Identify underlying cause ... Cooling blankets can cause
Syringomyelia 
 - Cyst or cavity formation within the spinal cord 
 - Expands and elongates
loss of pain and temperature ... Syringomyelia #Diagnosis #Neurology
GHOST CAP - Neuro ICU Checklist Mnemonic
G - Glycemia
H - Hemoglobin
O - Oxygen
S - Sodium
T -
- Sodium T - Temperature ... GHOSTCAP #NeuroICU #neurology
Causes of Hemiplegia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cerebral Hemisphere (Contralateral motor cortex)
 • Aphasia
 • Apraxia
 •
Causes of Hemiplegia ... loss to pain and temperature ... #Hemiplegia #Neurology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes