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Chapter 019. Fever of Unknown Origin (Part 4) ppt
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Figure 19-1
Chapter 019. Fever of Unknown Origin
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Specialized Diagnostic Studies
Classic FUO
A stepwise flow chart depicting the diagnostic workup and therapeutic
management of FUO ... parasitic genera and species. The eventual
clinical validation of such microarrays will further diminish rates of undiagnosed
FUO of infectious etiology.
tissue remo...
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No actual fever observed during 2–3 weeks of inpatient observation.
Includes patients with exaggerated circadian rhythm.
Chapter 019. Fever of Unknown Origin ... drug-related etiology must be considered in any case of prolonged fever.
Any febrile pattern may be elicited by a drug. Virtually all classes of drugs cause
fe...
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intentional release of infectious agents, many of which cause illnesses presenting
with prolonged fever, underscores the need for obtaining an insightful
environmental, occupational, and professional ... and professional history, with early notification of
public health authorities in cases of suspicious etiology (Chap. 2 14).
Table 19-3 Causes of FUO in Adults in the United S...
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Causes
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Chapter 019. Fever of Unknown Origin
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Harrison's Internal Medicine > Chapter 19. Fever of Unknown Origin
Definition and Classification
Fever of unknown origin (FUO) ... the number of undetected cases of
systemic lupus erythematosus and other autoimmune diseases.
Table 19-1 Classic FUO in Adults
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Chapter 019. Fever of Unknown Origin (Part 5) doc
... diagnosis of
FUO.
Chapter 019. Fever of Unknown Origin
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In any FUO workup, the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) should be
determined. Striking elevation of the ESR and anemia of chronic ... polymyalgia
rheumatica—common causes of FUO in patients >50 years of age. Still's disease is
suggested by elevations of ESR, leukocytosis, and anemia a...
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>80% of HIV-infected patients, but drug fever and lymphoma remain important
considerations. Treatment of HIV-associated FUO depends on many factors and is
discussed in Chap. 182.
Fever of Unknown ...
therapy based on the probability of various causes of fever and on the calculated
risks and benefits of a guided empirical approach. The age and physical state of
t...
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Acknowledgments
Sheldon M. Wolff, MD, now deceased, was an author of a previous version
of this chapter. It is to his memory that the chapter ...
specific: Analysis of 100 patients with acute fever or fever of unknown origin.
Clin Infect Dis 23:298, 1996 [PMID: 8842267]
Kazanjian P
H: Fever of...
Chapter 005. Principles of Clinical Pharmacology (Part 4) ppsx
... orally
Chapter 005. Principles of Clinical
Pharmacology
(Part 4)
Clinical Implications of Drug Distribution
Digoxin accesses its cardiac site of action slowly, over a distribution phase
of ... volume of distribution of lidocaine is reduced. Therefore, lower-than-
normal loading regimens are required to achieve equivalent plasma drug
concentrations and to avoid toxici...
Chapter 029. Disorders of the Eye (Part 4) potx
... color vision frequently result from disease of the macula or
optic nerve.
For example, patients with a history of optic neuritis often complain of
color desaturation long after their visual ... automated printout of light thresholds, these static
perimeters provide a sensitive means of detecting scotomas in the visual field.
They are exceedingly useful for serial assessment of...
Chapter 062. Principles of Human Genetics (Part 4) ppsx
... (or linked
genes) with the presence of a disease or genetic trait (see below).
Chapter 062. Principles of
Human Genetics
(Part 4)
Figure 62-2
Flow of genetic information. Multiple extracellular ... regulation of gene expression
through the interaction of transcription factors with regulatory regions of genes.
RNA polymerase transcribes DNA into RNA that is proces...