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Fever of Unknown Origin

S2D: The Symptom to Diagnosis Podcast

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Immunocompromised Patients Are Different From Hospitalized Patients

If patients have an indwelling catheter and they have an FUO, you better just assume it's infected regardless of what the site looks like. Neutropenic patients are completely different kettle of fish as are any immunocompromised patients. So, look up what that particular drugs that they're on puts them at risk for. In neutropenia, we need to worry about staff, pseudomonas and if the fevers persist, fungal infections.

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