
Episode 207: The Consult Question #4 – Fevers and Arthralgias
The Clinical Problem Solvers
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Approach to Fever of Unknown Origin
The hosts discuss the differential diagnosis and evaluation of a patient with persistent fevers, considering rheumatologic causes, infectious problems, and hematologic malignancies. They review the patient's clinical history, symptoms, and laboratory results, focusing on key findings such as axillary pain, weight loss, elevated inflammatory markers, and joint pains. They consider various possibilities such as polymyalgia rheumatica, giant cell arteritis, lymphoma, and viral arthralgia.
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