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Acute Medicine | Endocrine | Endocrine causes of fever
Speciality
Medical Doctors
Location
Online
Delivery
Online
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Subject matter expert
elearning for healthcare
Provider
eIntegrity
Endocrine Causes of Fever
Session Overview
Description
Pyrexia or fever of unknown origin (PUO) is an important presentation in clinical medicine. This session describes the subcategories of PUO caused by endocrine conditions and will help in learning the process of differential diagnosis.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this session you will be able to:
- Make a differential diagnosis of PUO and list the endocrine conditions that are associated with fever
- Infection, inflammation/multi-system disease and neoplasia are the most common categories of condition that cause fever or pyrexia of unknown origin (PUO)
- Hyperthyroidism is the most likely thyroid status to present with the patient feeling feverish and objectively noted to have a tachycardia and fever
- Thyroid hormone is important in regulation of metabolic rate and therefore thyroid storm
- Patients with hypothyroidism may be hypothermic
- A full, logical, range of investigations should be organised in any case of PUO, and some would help determine an endocrine cause of fever
Title
Acute Medicine | Endocrine | Endocrine causes of fever
Speciality
Interest Areas / Topics Covered
Endocrine Nursing
Provider Type
Education Provider
Time / Duration
20 to 30 minutes
Location
Online
Posted By
eIntegrity Healthcare e-Learning
Reference
Acute Medicine (ACUMEN) (eIntegrity), Endocrine, 04_072 Endocrine causes of fever
Price:
$19.00
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