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Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Origin (FUO) - ... Further Workup • CNS ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnostic Algorithm

Whipple's disease suspected:
 • Arthralgias, weight loss, abdominal pain, diarrhea
) - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Unexplained progressive CNS ... cognitive deficits • Fever ... of unknown origin ... Disease #diagnosis #algorithm
Legionnaire's Disease - Extrapulmonary organ involvement: CNS: Mental confusion, encephalopathic, headache. Cardiac: Relative bradycardia. GI: Loose
Extrapulmonary organ ... involvement: CNS ... insufficiency #Diagnosis #IM ... Legionnaires #Legionella #Algorithm
Possible Algorithm for Workup of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO)
Tier 1 Workup:
 • CBC, comprehensive metabolic
Possible Algorithm ... for Workup of Fever ... of Unknown Origin ... ESR, +/- CRP • CT ... #Fever #Unknown
Algorithm for Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary #Embolism #DDimer #CTA
Algorithm for Evaluation ... Embolism #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism ... Embolism #DDimer #CTA ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
• Dyspnea • Fever ... Mediastinal mass) • CT ... check for other organ ... diagnostic for HL and its ... physical exam, CT
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) Diagnostic Algorithm
STEP 1 Perform a comprehensive history and complete physical examination.
STEP
Fever of Unknown ... Origin (FUO) Diagnostic ... Algorithm STEP ... lower extremities, CT ... Order 18FDG-PET/CT
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
usually MRI or CT ... the tumor should never ... #Diagnosis #IM # ... Pheo #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
species (commonly CNS ... and may include fever ... , organ dysfunction ... Imaging studies (CT ... , MRI) for organ
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
virtually any organ ... CNS involvement: ... Birbeck granules (EM ... Imaging: X-rays, CT ... PET-CT / MRI: Staging