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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Differential Diaqnoses ... EBV, HIV, HTLVI, Hantavirus ... #AdultOnset #Stills ... #Disease #diagnosis
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus Pathogen ... : Hantavirus - Rodents ... Prodrome: fever, chills ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #diagnosis #management
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Rat Feces: - Hantavirus ... InfectiousDiseases #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Schema for Hyperferritinemia

Pearl: Diseases associated with extreme elevations: 
1. HLH 
2. Still's disease 
3. Systemic
Diagnostic Schema ... Still's disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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- Differential Diagnosis ... - Infections: Hantavirus ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's ... , difficult to diagnose ... malignant) to diagnose ... #AdultOnset #Stills ... #rheumatology #diagnosis
Causes of Pediatric Spells - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neonates and Infant Spells:
 • Benign Sleep Myoclonus
 •
Causes of Pediatric Spells ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Neonates and Infant Spells ... Breath-holding spells ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Hantavirus vs Leptospirosis

WuidQ: Washington University ID Questions @WuidQ

#Hantavirus #Leptospirosis #diagnosis #comparison #table
Hantavirus vs Leptospirosis ... Questions @WuidQ #Hantavirus ... Leptospirosis #diagnosis
Millicurie limit guidelines for major and minor radioactive spills.
I-131 - 1mCi
In-111 - 10 mCi
F-18 - 10
minor radioactive spills ... 100 mCi Minor Spill ... to RSO Major Spill ... #radioactive #spills
Epistaxis Management Algorithm / Checklist

1. blow out clots 
2. vasoconstrictor spray 
3. nose clip or direct
minutes 4. if still ... 5 mL) 5. if still ... cauterize 6. if still ... balloon 7. if still