5 results
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Assess functional ... Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... or LV dysfunction
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... RISK FACTORS • ... • Risk factors ... • Symptoms: Fever ... source (e.g., abscess
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... or Neutrophil Dysfunction ... Infection • Abscess ... Infection #Fever ... #Causes #Hematology
Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis (LCH)

Granulomatous Lesions comprising langerin-positive histiocytes and an inflammatory infiltrate can arise in virtually
• Endocrine Dysfunction ... marrow: Organ dysfunction ... Birbeck granules (EM ... Blood tests to assess ... for endocrine dysfunctions
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
(most frequent cause ... fungi in high-risk ... and may include fever ... , organ dysfunction ... or drainage of abscesses