7 results
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Management Summary ... active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Management #Summary
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... Microbiology: Blood ... night sweats, fever ... • Blood cultures ... #management #cardiology
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... Summary What is ... /cardiac valve disease ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Phagocytosis of blood ... • Clinical: fever ... +++ (Plt, Hb), Hepatic ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... Summary Chagas ... Blood (platelets ... mild (malaise, fever
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
One Pager Summary ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Can lead to sepsis ... #Transfusions #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... RBCs (stored at 4C ... Can lead to sepsis ... #Transfusion #diagnosis ... #management #hematology