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Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation ... Causes of Relative ... Bradycardia • Infectious ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... • Non-Infectious
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation ... INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... OTHER CAUSES ... the most likely infection
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Clues to Infectious ... Geographic disease association ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... Herpesvirus B infection
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Infectious: Legionella ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... , Non-infectious ... #relative #bradycardia
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Travelers from ... , leptospirosis ... , leptospirosis, ... #Returning #Traveler ... diagnosis #tropical #travel
Fever in the Returning Traveler - History
Exposure History:
 • Street foods / Local water: entenc fever,
Traveler - History ... , travellers' diarrhea ... tattoos, piercings, injections ... schistosomiasis, leptospirosis ... #Returning #Traveler
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Causes: • Still's ... • Leptospirosis ... Temperature Pulse Dissociation ... Associated with Relative ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
Fever After International Travel

Infectious Disease:
• Endemic in either the destination or home region

Viral Syndromes:
Arboviral infections, a
Travel Infectious ... , a common cause ... : • Leptospirosis ... African tick typhus (caused ... - Another cause
Non-Resolving Pneumonias: Etiologies
Unusual Infections:
 - Immunocompromised patients (e.g.: Mycobacterium, Aspergillosis, Nocardia)
 - Endemic Fungi (e.g.: Histoplasmosis,
Etiologies Unusual Infections ... psittaci/avian, leptospirosis ... yersinia/rats, Q fever ... ) - Returning travelers
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Causes of Knee Effusions ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... Acute rheumatic fever ... fracture - Patellar dislocation ... Knee #Effusions #causes