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Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Shock Syndrome ... to release of inflammatory ... Criteria: • Isolation ... kidneys, liver, lung/ARDS ... #Shock #Syndrome
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Respiratory Distress Syndrome ... acute diffuse, inflammatory ... lung injury, leading ... Berlin criteria ... #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
Statin Induced Muscle Toxicity - Summary

Clinical Presentation:
 • Elevations of serum creatine kinase with proximal myalgia
Difficulty raising the arms ... rhabdomyolysis, toxic ... Atorvastatin Diagnosis ... toxicity #myopathy #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
background of a highly inflammatory ... release of pro-inflammatory ... IL-1 and IL-6, leading ... Histopathologic criteria ... #Diagnosis #Management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... factor PRES Diagnosis ... , ADEM, Acute toxic ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... #diagnosis #management
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory ... Syndrome - Overview ... criteria, but the ... #Syndrome #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Management