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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 ... EBV, HIV, HTLVI, Hantavirus ... #AdultOnset #Stills ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus Pathogen ... : Hantavirus - Rodents ... Prodrome: fever, chills ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's ... synovitis (40%) Treatment ... #AdultOnset #Stills ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Infections Rats can Transmit to Humans
Other infections not highlighted include Lassa fever, Plague, Salmonella, Tularemia etc

Rat
Rat Feces: - Hantavirus
Hypoglycemia Treatment with 15-15 Rule 

Here's a post about hypoglycemia, a simple review but very important
Hypoglycemia Treatment ... If BG is still low ... #Hypoglycemia #Treatment
Pulmonary Renal Syndromes and Mimics - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + rapidly progressive glomerulonephritis
90%:
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- Infections: Hantavirus
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
Sexually Transmitted Infections - Common Outpatient Treatments 
Chlamydia 
 - Azithromycin 1 g PO once
Common Outpatient Treatments ... the first-line treatments ... for 3 common STI's ... Gonorrhea #Chlamydia #STIs ... #Outpatient #Treatment
Thromboelastogram Interpretation
Reaction Time (R Value):
 - Time till initiation of fibrin clot
 - Treatment: FFP, protamine
K
Value): - Time till ... fibrin clot - Treatment ... interaction - Treatment ... strength of clot - Treatment ... after MA/MCF - Treatment