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Flashcards in FUO Deck (10)
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1
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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

A

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