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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 meningitis ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... • Tuberculous meningitis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
Lyme Disease: Early ... arthralgia, headache, fever ... SSX (lymphocytic meningitis ... impairment - Normal ... #diagnosis #signs
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Headache • Fever ... Acute meningeal signs ... (fever, nuchal ... #neurology #meningitis
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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- Differential Diagnosis ... papilledema • Horner syndrome ... (e.g., fever, myalgia ... infection (e.g., meningitis ... #Algorithm #neurology
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
lesion Pott's Disease ... Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... of Tuberculous Meningitis ... ADEM Tuberculous Meningitis ... #Tuberculosis #diagnosis
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Actively maintained fever ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Phaeochromocytoma Neurologic ... : • Meningitis ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis
Behçet's Syndrome
Systemic disease associated with inflammation of multiple organs, small-vessel vasculitis and large-vessel vasculopathy
Epidemiology:
 • Young
skin injury) • Neurologic ... lesions, aseptic meningitis ... ) Differential Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management ... #signs #symptoms
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... purpura: Strong sign ... affects the skin, neurologic ... cognitive impairment, neurologic ... fluid (CSF) is abnormal
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework Disease ... Pneumonia: • 3 syndromes ... angioinvasive disease ... • CT: Halo sign
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
- Differential Diagnosis ... upon damage • Normal ... • Bacterial meningitis ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever ... • Tumor lysis syndrome