A case from the library
High fevers and rigors in an older man
Infectious DiseaseEasy
Henry Liu
76 years · Male
Vitals
- Heart rate
- 118 bpm
- Blood pressure
- 85/50 mmHg
- Resp. rate
- 22 /min
- SpO₂
- 96%
- Temperature
- 105.8 °F
How hard it is
A textbook presentation with no red herrings. The standard history questions are enough to get you there.
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Source
Adapted from a case report published in Cases Journal, under the CC BY 4.0 license. The patient's name and some details are invented; the clinical picture follows the report. The report names the diagnosis.
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