Systemic Flashcards
1
Q
What are the infectious causes of fever?
A
- TB and other mycobacterial
- Occult abscesses (hepatic, retroperitoneal)
- UTI/complicated UTI
- Endocarditis, sinusitis, meningitis
- Septic arthritis
- HIV
- Infectious mononucleosis, other viruses
- Malaria & other parasitic
2
Q
What is the SECOND most common cause of fever after infections?
A
Neoplasm: leukemia and lymphoma
3
Q
What inflammation diseases can cause fever?
A
- SLE
- Still disease
- Polyarteritis nodosa
- Temporal arteritis
- Polymyalgia rheumatica
4
Q
What are the signs of shock?
A
- Tachycardia
- Decreased BP
- Malfunction of underperfused organ (lactic acidosis, anuria/oliguria/high creatinine, CNS dysfunction).
- Dizziness / decreased mental status
