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Types of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
 • Fever > 38.3 C (101 F) on at
Unknown Origin (FUO ... > 3 weeks • Without ... udaygulati #FUO ... #Fever #UnknownOrigin ... #workup #diagnosis
PEMSource: Algorithm for fever WITHOUT source by Age
#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Fever #Without #Source #Table #Algorithm #PEMSource
PEMSource: Algorithm ... for fever WITHOUT ... source by Age # ... #Without #Source ... #Table #Algorithm
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Origin (FUO) - ... Further Workup ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... udaygulati #FUO ... #Fever #UnknownOrigin
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Unknown Origin (FUO ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #UnknownOrigin ... #FUO #Chronic #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Pediatric Fever ... Without a Source ... years - Additional Workup ... Management #Peds #EM #Workup ... #Algorithm #PCV
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... for Workup of Fever ... Unknown Origin (FUO ... DrEricStrong #FUO ... #Algorithm #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... without source ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... Stratification #Fever
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Polychromasia only with or without ... Polychromasia without ... bartonella (oroya fever ... #workup #hematology
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
Tale of Two Staphylococci ... arrived quietly, without ... trajectory of fever ... promptly once his source ... patience, policy, and resource
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
: - Fever + ANC ... full infectious work-up ... days → add fungal work-up ... no identifiable source ... Calcium > 10 mg/dL without