OnlineMedEd: Intern Content - "Fever"

Question 1

List the three types of fever in Dustyn’s organizer.

Answer 1

• The sun: external factors like prolonged exposure to high temperatures
• The air conditioner: internal dysregulation (NMS, malignant hyperthermia, and serotonin syndrome)
• The thermostat: internal things tell the body to maintain a higher temperature (inflammation: infection, cancer, autoimmune disorders, clots, thalamic stroke, thyroid storm)

Question 2

Clotting includes which syndromes?

Answer 2

• DVT
• PE
• MI
• PAD

Question 3

Review the mnemonic for fever without an obvious focus.

Answer 3

AEIOU 
•Abscess
•Endocarditis
•Indwelling catheter/line
•Osteomyelitis
•UTI