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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Leptospirosis Pel-Ebstein ... Fever: Fever 1 ... F rise in temp, ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
rare systemic acute ... febrile vasculitic ... years (peak at 1 ... Features #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Attempt if high risk ... : • Common: fever ... febrile neutrophilic ... : >3 symptoms, or ... > 1 with no other
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Assess functional ... > 1% risk of CV ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... stratification #diagnosis
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
and Associated Risk ... encephalitis, abscess ... febrile illness—any ... than males (4:1) ... differential #emergency #diagnosis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
on ABx) → Acute ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
weight loss, and fever ... Classification: • Acute ... Induced Lupus: • Symptoms ... • ANA titers > 1: ... Thrombosis highest risk
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
Fever, cough ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... clinical forms: 1) ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... Sinusitis • Brain abscess