Differentials / Common Presentations Flashcards

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Fever (10)

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  • Infectious - viral/bacterial/fungal
  • NON-infectious:
  • ○ Drugs - ■ Overdoses that uncouple oxidative phosphorylation ● Salicylates ● Iron ■ Sympathomimetics / MDMA ■ MH ■ NMS ■ Serotonin syndrome
  • ○ I x
  • ○ Metabolic
    • Leukemia / Lymphoma / Neuroblastoma
    • Wilms tumor
    • Juvenile RA
    • **Kawasaki’s disease**
    • Vasculitides
    • Hyperthyroidism
  • Environmental
    • **bundling**
    • Hot environment
  • ○ Structural
    • Central stroke/brain tumour
    • CNS hemorrhages usually cause hyperpyrexia (>41.5 c)
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