7 results
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
set point • Body ... atropine; Heat stroke ... peripherally - Cooling ... comparison #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Management of Urgent and Emergent Hyperthermia
Urgent Hyperthermia (40-41ºC / 104-106ºF)
  Strip Spray Fan Ice
Management of Urgent ... 104-106ºF) Strip ... #Hyperthermia #Management ... #diagnosis #treatment ... #cooling
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
Isolation of GAS from sterile ... body site (i.e. ... , erythematous macular ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... #management #diagnosis
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension (CTEPH) and Pulmonary Thromboendarterectomy
Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Definition: mean pulmonary-artery pressure > 25mmHg
pulmonary embolism Pathophysiology ... Started → Patient Cooling ... Bypass Other Treatment ... antagonist • BENEFiT Trial ... Thromboendarterectomy #diagnosis #management
Chemical Eye Injury: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
Exogenous chemical to the eye and/or adnexa
 • Ammonia, sodium
following initial management ... 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 ... comorbidities confer ... #nonoperative #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
nodes → spread in body ... Histoplasmosis Treatment ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology ... osteoarticular, pulmonary, ocular ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management