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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... set point • Body ... atropine; Heat stroke ... peripherally - Cooling ... blankets can cause
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Illnesses and Heat Stroke ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... body temp 101-104 ... High body temperatures ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
GAS in 30% of cases ... Isolation of GAS from sterile ... body site (i.e. ... , erythematous macular ... necrosis STSS Treatment
Management of Urgent and Emergent Hyperthermia
Urgent Hyperthermia (40-41ºC / 104-106ºF)
  Strip Spray Fan Ice
104-106ºF) Strip ... Put patient in body ... chest When core ... Management #diagnosis #treatment ... #cooling
Aqueous Humor Production and Drainage
 • Provides nutrition, removes wastes, and transports neurotransmitters to the avascular
avascular lens and cornea ... structural integrity of ocular ... of flow) -> AH passes ... anterior ciliary body ... Drainage #flow #Pathophysiology
The Neurological Evaluation of a Comatose Patient

Definition:
 • Coma: a state of unresponsiveness; the absence of
• Mutism Pathophysiology ... the bilateral cortex ... • Vestibulo-ocular ... away from the body ... Casey Albin MD @
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
Acidic injuries cause ... penetration beyond the cornea ... Vision, Foreign body ... ChemicalInjury #Eye #Ocular ... #opthalmology #pathophysiology
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
to consider a trial ... of nonsurgical treatment ... 48–72 h if on treatment ... destruction has not caused ... comorbidities confer
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
fever (FMF) PATHOPHYSIOLOGY ... exhibit an exudative coating ... neutrophil count in the body ... known pathogenic cause ... Serial CBC counts