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Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... response to a fungal ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Hair loss • Fever ... #Management #Features
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Algorithm • Temperature ... • Persistent fever ... pathogens (S. aureus, fungal ... #Algorithm #CRBSI ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... Prevotella • Fungal ... #differential #causes
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis ... and Management ... renal failure Clinical ... symptoms are not caused ... #Management #Signs
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Change in clinical ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Summary Causes ... Dermatomyositis Clinical ... Muscle swelling - Fever ... #Management #causes
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
diagnosis but rather ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... cardiology #treatment #table ... #pharmacology
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... remains unknown • Final ... Clinical • Under-recognized ... Delivery • Stable ... support for patients clinically
For my UME micro course, I made a figure that captures this terminology and lets learners
important drug classes ... In this final figure ... #antibiogram #pharmacology ... #management #spectrum ... #table #sensitivities
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... negative bacteria, fungi ... CLINICAL RECOGNITION ... • Symptoms: Fever ... CLINICAL FEATURES