Infectious Diseases in Critical Care Medicine

Table 3

Clinical Syndromic Approach to Fever in the CCU (

Continued

)

Either community-acquired or

Usual maximum temperature

System

Community-acquired fevers

Nosocomial fevers

nosocomial fever



102

8 F



102

8 F

Pulmonary GI

.

CAP

.

Lung abscess

.

Empyema

.

SLE pneumonitis

.

BOOP

.

Bronchogenic carcinomas

(without postobstructivepneumonia)

.

Pulmonary cytoxic drugreactions

.

Cholecystitis

.

Ischemic colitis

.

VAP

.

Mediastinitis

.

Pulmonary emboli/infarction

.

Pleural effusion

.

Atelectasis

.

Dehydration

.

Tracheobronchitis

.

Cholangitis

.

Viral hepatitis

.

Acalculous cholecystitis

.

Peritonitis

.

Pancreatitis

.

Intra-abdominal abscess

.

GI hemorrhage

.

C. difficile

diarrhea

.

C. difficile

colitis

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