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Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #microbiology ... #infectiousdiseases
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
Hyperviscosity Syndrome ... - Causes and Treatment ... #Causes #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Treatment ... #Management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
respiratory distress syndrome ... Corticosteroids #Adjuvant #InfectiousDiseases ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... maintained fever CAUSES ... amphetamines) Toxic: • Radiologic ... #Differential #Causes ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... only curative treatment ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #treatment #hematology
Tetralogy of Fallot Summary
 • Anatomy
 • Incidence
 • Pathophysiology
 • Presentation
 • Common Variants
 •
Associated Genetic Syndromes ... palliation • Post-Op Management ... Fallot #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #peds ... #pediatrics #treatment
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... • Treatment: ... comparison #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
Epidemiology: • 1-2 cases ... Albuminocytologic dissociation ... Treatment: • Plasmapheresis ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Treatment of NMS
 Dopamine antagonists should be discontinued immediately in patients suspected of NMS. Like SS,
Treatment of NMS ... hyperthermia, and management ... considered in milder cases ... #Management #NeurolepticMalignant ... #Syndrome #NMS
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Indications #infections #management ... #treatment