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Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature ... Dissociation Causes ... Babesiosis, Malaria, Leptospirosis ... #Sign #Pulse #Temperature ... #differential #diagnosis
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's ... Dissociation EVERY ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Fagets #Sign #Pulse ... #diagnosis #differential
Liebermeister’s Rule

Δ 1° C → Δ 8 bpm

For every 1 degree Celsius increase in temperature in
temperature in fever ... Exception = Faget ... sign (pulse-temperature ... dissociation) ... #Sign #Diagnosis
Biphasic Illness of Leptospirosis
Some patients do not progress to severe disease. Others, rapidly develop severe disease
Biphasic Illness ... of Leptospirosis ... -14 days): • Fever ... Biphasic #Phases #Diagnosis ... #Illness #Signs
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... - Temperature Pulse ... Dissociation:
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
without warning signs ... who lives or has traveled ... acute febrile illness ... Dengue with warning signs ... the following signs