Teaching Points

• Definition of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO):
  • Fever for >3 weeks
  • Documented T>38.3
  • At least 1 week of inpatient investigation or 3 clinic visits
• FUO Differential: infection (24.5%), malignancy (14.5%), inflammatory (23.5%), micellaneous  (7.5%)
• FUO labs: CBC, ESR/CRP, LFTs, Blood cultures, UA, CXR, PPD/quant gold, HIV, hepatitis serologies, ANA, RF

PowerPoint: Morning Report 09-19-2016

Further Reading:
A comprehensive evidence based approach to fever of unknown origin