22 results
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... Dissociation Causes ... Bradycardia • Infectious ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... #Faget #Sign #Pulse
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Dissociation EVERY ... INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... CAUSES • Legionella ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... the most likely infection
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... Geographic disease association ... → Leptospirosis ... Herpesvirus B infection ... InfectiousDiseases #Infections
Differential Diagnosis for Vision Loss
Unilateral, Painful Vision Loss:
 • Corneal abrasion, Acute angle-closure glaucoma, Inflammation-iritis, uveitis,
Retro-orbital hematoma, Infection-including ... occlusion, Lens dislocation ... #bilateral #painful ... differential #diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Proptosis - Differential Diagnosis - Unilateral vs Bilateral
Unilateral:
 • Infections (can become bilateral with cavernous sinus
vs Bilateral Unilateral ... : • Infections ... : • Infections ... #Bilateral #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Vision Loss - Differential Diagnosis
Chronic: 
  - Cornea: Scarring, Edema
  - Lens: Cataracts
Painless: Lens Dislocation ... Stroke/lnfarct - Bilateral ... exposure) - Bilateral ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes ... #ophthalmology
Causes of Anterior Uveitis - Differential Diagnosis
Anterior Uveitis - 90% of cases of Uveitis
 • Inflammation
Causes of Anterior ... Posner-Schlossman Syndrome • Infectious ... /bilateral up to ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes ... #ophthalmology
Adie's Pupil
What? Unknown nature & benign
 • Regular and mildly dilated pupil (4-6mm);
 • Light-near dissociaton;
• Light-near dissociaton ... ; • Usually unilateral ... no light-near dissociation ... • Other causes ... PhysicalExam #neurology #ophthalmology
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Causes: • Still's ... Dengue fever • Leptospirosis ... - Temperature Pulse ... Dissociation: ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines ... in case of Pneumonia ... immunosuppression, travel ... interstitial diffuse infections ... Bilateral B-lines