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Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Dissociation Causes ... of Relative Bradycardia ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... #Dissociation #relative ... #bradycardia #differential
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... , Typhoid fever, ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... #relative #bradycardia ... #Causes #differential
Blood culture contaminants
Grouped by gram negative vs gram positive vs other as well as never/maybe/probably
Some additional
Grouped by gram negative ... other as well as never ... #Infections #Microbiology ... #Micro #Differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Leptospirosis ... Associated with Relative ... #Patterns #Differential
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
• "Atypical" causes ... Bartonella, Q fever ... • Acne • Gram-negative ... #Indications #pharmacology ... #microbiology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... • Coagulase-negative ... night sweats, fever ... Marantic (NTBE) Differential ... Treat underlying cause
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
- Overview and Differential ... Hypercoagulable (APLAS) Microbiology ... night sweats, fever ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Treat underlying cause
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
tested and if negative ... • Infectious causes ... Mycoplasma - Leptospirosis ... Transverse Myelitis Treatment ... management #neurology #differential
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
& Dry) is the treatment ... have achieved negative ... the determined cause ... #diagnosis #differential ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... include low-grade fevers ... with significant fevers ... normal and can help differentiate ... TREATMENT: • The