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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Acute bacterial endocarditis ... • Infective endocarditis ... • Gonococcal endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Rheumatic Heart Disease ... • Marfan's Disease ... • Rupture • Endocarditis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
• Persistent fever ... • Aggressive management ... Josh Farkas @PulmCrit ... #criticalcare #diagnosis ... #management
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis ... onset Still's disease ... , Kikuchi disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Dengue Fever - Diagnosis ... and Management ... pain, Myalgia Diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... Differential Diagnosis ... Diagnosis? ... #diagnosis #management
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Infectious endocarditis ... • Lyme disease ... • Whipple's disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Streptocccus Pneumoniae
Microbiology: Gram Positive, Alpha-hemolytic, Catalase Negative
Epidemiology - 10% adult carriers:
 • Most common cause of:
Streptocccus Pneumoniae Microbiology ... peritonitis, and endocarditis ... Diagnosis: • Physical ... Pneumoniae #strep #microbiology ... #diagnosis #management
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
other as well as never ... ID #Infectious Diseases ... #Infections #Microbiology ... Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Causes of Severe Aortic Regurgitation - Differential Diagnosis
Acute:
 • Leaflet: Traumatic Rupture, Acute Infective Endocarditis, Acute
- Differential Diagnosis ... Acute Infective Endocarditis ... Infection: Infective Endocarditis ... , Rheumatic Fever ... #Differential #Diagnosis