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Is there a history of drug or alcohol ingestion? Alcoholic intoxication, opium poisoning, tricyclic antidepressants, and phenothiazine may cause hypothermia.
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Is there a history of drug ingestion or injection? This will help diagnose drug reactions and serum sickness, which are common and easily discovered in the history. Patients with glucose-6 ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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Is there a history of drug ingestion or injection? Of course, the history should reveal that the patient has been on a certain drug or has received certain antitoxins, ... DIAGNOSTIC WORKUP
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Fever is defined as an elevation of normal body temperature (37°C, or 98.6°F). True fever occurs when the body adopts a new thermoregulatory “set point” secondary to... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature of 95°F (35°C) and can be further defined as mild (90–95°F, or 32–35°C), moderate (82–90°F, or 28–32°C), or severe (below 82°F, or 28°C). Accidental... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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The etiologies of rash with fever are vast, but a systematic approach will help the clinician quickly narrow the differential. Patients who appear “toxic” with fever and prostration must be rapidly... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Hypothermia is defined as a core body temperature below 95°F (35°C). Distinction is made between primary hypothermia, which is due to accidental cold exposure, and secondary, in which a specific disease is the cause. A distinction is also... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Cyclic or periodic fever is an unexplained fever that recurs after fever-free periods at almost predictably fixed intervals. True cyclic fever is rather uncommon in childhood; it should be differentiated from... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Recurrent or relapsing fever is a cluster of febrile episodes that occur over a period of time, with documented fever-free intervals and without an apparent medical cause for each episode. It should be differentiated from cyclic... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Fever of unknown origin (FUO) is a term that is often misused to describe febrile illness without an obvious etiology or without other symptoms. The definition in different... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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Fever is an elevation of body temperature over the normal daily range for a specific individual in response to different insults. It occurs when the thermoregulatory center in the hypothalamus is... Differential Diagnosis ... Workup and Diagnosis ... Treatment
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... The differential diagnosis of fever is best developed using physiology first and anatomy second.
FEVER,
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... Subnormal temperature is not usually a presenting finding, but when it is found in cases of coma, hypothyroidism (myxedema coma) is the first thing to rule out. Understanding the cause of this sign is best approached
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Fever
(Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
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...Pyrexia
A fever is a common sign that can arise from many disorders. Because these disorders can affect virtually any body system, a fever in the absence of other signs usually has little diagnostic... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Pictures
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... Excessive Heat Loss
Cold-water immersion
Environmental exposure (especially in neonates, premature or low-birth-weight babies, the elderly, or persons who are... References
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... Infection
Bacterial
Bacterial endocarditis
Sinusitis
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... Infections
Bacterial
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Salmonella spp.
Haemophilus influenzae
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... Colorado tick fever is a benign infection caused by the Colorado tick fever arbo-virus and transmitted to humans by a tick. It occurs in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, mostly in... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Lassa fever is an epidemic hemorrhagic fever caused by the Lassa virus, an extremely virulent arenavirus. This highly fatal disorder kills 10% to 50% of its victims, but those who survive its early... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... An acute infectious disease caused by spirochetes of the genus Borrelia, relapsing fever (also called tick, fowl-nest, cabin, or vagabond fever or bilious typhoid) is transmitted to... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Acute rheumatic fever is a systemic inflammatory disease of childhood, in many cases recurrent, that follows a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. Rheumatic heart disease refers to the cardiac manifestations of rheumatic fever... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) is a febrile, rash-producing illness caused by Rickettsia rickettsii. The disease is transmitted to humans by a tick bite.
RMSF... Causes and incidence ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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... Fever is a common sign that can arise from numerous disorders. Because these disorders can affect virtually any body system, fever in the absence of other signs usually has little diagnostic significance. A persistent high fever, though,... Emergency interventions ... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Fever
(The 10-Minute Diagnosis Manual: Symptoms and Signs in the Time-Limited Encounter)
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... Lyle J. Fagnan
Fever is a physiologic state in which the body temperature is elevated above the individual’s normal temperature. Patients and clinicians consider fever an... Approach to the febrile patient. ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing. ... Diagnostic assessment. ... Pictures
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Fever with an accompanying rash represents a diagnostic challenge for even the most experienced of clinicians, as this combination of signs can represent trivial or life... Approach ... History ... Physical examination ... Testing ... Diagnostic assessment
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... Differential Overview
Infection
❑ HIV
❑ Tuberculosis
❑ Endocarditis
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... Often recurrent, acute rheumatic fever is a systemic inflammatory disease of childhood that follows a group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection. Rheumatic heart disease refers... Causes ... Signs and symptoms ... Diagnosis ... Treatment ... Special considerations
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Fever
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
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... Fever is a common sign that can arise from any one of several disorders. Because these disorders can affect virtually any body system, fever in the absence of other signs usually has little... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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Hypothermia
(Alarming Signs and Symptoms: Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice Series)
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... Hypothermia refers to a core body temperature below 95° F (35° C) and affects chemical changes in the body. It may be classified as mild (89.6° to 95° F [32° to 35° C]), moderate (86° to 89.6° F [30° to 32° C]), or severe,... Assessment ... History ... Physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching
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Fever
(Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
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... Fever, or pyrexia, is a common sign that can arise from any one of several disorders. Because these disorders can affect virtually any body system, fever in the absence of other... Emergency Actions ... History ... Physical assessment ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Special considerations ... Pediatric pointers ... Geriatric pointers ... Patient counseling ... Pictures
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Fever
(The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
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... Occurs whenpathologic process causes body temperature to exceed normal range. DuBois suggested that usual range ofnormal body temperature is 97–100.4°F (36.2–38.0°C)rectal or 96.8&ndash... Principal Causes of Acute Fever ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis: Acute Fever ... Diagnostic Approach: Acute Fever ... Principal Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin ... Clinical Features and Diagnosis: Fever of Unknown Origin ... Diagnostic Approach: Fever of Unknown Origin ... References
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... A fever is a common sign that can arise from many disorders. Because these disorders can affect virtually any body system, a fever in the absence of other signs usually has little diagnostic significance. A... History and physical examination ... Medical causes ... Other causes ... Nursing considerations ... Patient teaching ... Pictures
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The differential diagnosis of fever is best developed using
physiology first and anatomy second.
Physiology. Increased heat in the body is caused by increased
production or decreased... Pictures
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Subnormal temperature is not usually a presenting finding, but when it
is found in cases of coma, hypothyroidism (myxedema coma) is the first thing
to rule out... Pictures
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