FUO Flashcards
1
Q
Definition of FUO
A
Fever >38.3 on at least 2 occassions
Illness duration >/= 3 weeks
No known immunocompromised state
Diagnosis remain uncertain after thorough investigation and battery of tests
2
Q
MC cancer cause of FUO
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Malignant Lymphoma
3
Q
Dissociation between pulse rate and temp, inconsistent body temp measured at different sites
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Fraudulent fever
4
Q
MC infectious cause of FUO
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Tuberculosis
5
Q
Common causes of drug-induced fever
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Allopurinol Carbamazepine Lamotrigine Sulfasalazine Phenytoin Furosemide Nevirapine
6
Q
MC miscellaneous cause of FUO
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Drug-induced fever
Exercise-induced hyperthermia
7
Q
Done if miliary TB is suspected
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Liver biopsy for AFB smear and PCR (highest yield)
8
Q
Established imaging procedure in FUO
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FDG-PET
9
Q
Recombinant IL1 antagonist
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Anakinra
10
Q
Accounts for most FUO-related deaths
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Malignancy: non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
