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Hordeolum vs Chalazion

Hordeolum (Stye):
 • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle
 •
Hordeolum vs Chalazion ... Hordeolum (Stye ... , swelling • Treatment ... painless lump • Treatment ... #Stye #Chalazion
Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome (STSS)
Complication of invasive GAS disease characterized by shock & MOF → occurs
of invasive GAS disease ... fasc Diagnostic Criteria ... necrosis STSS Treatment ... BIDMC Infectious Diseases ... Syndrome #STSS #treatment
Tuberculin Skin Test Interpretation - Threshold for treatment
Induration cutoff >5mm:
 • Recent exposure to an individual
Threshold for treatment ... consistent with old TB disease ... • kidney disease ... Interpretation #Induration #Criteria
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Onset Still's Disease ... 5 of the below criteria ... Minor criteria include ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment
Polycythemia Vera (PV) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Diagnostic Criteria:
 • Elevated hemoglobin and/or hematocrit AND
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Summary Diagnostic Criteria ... Splenomegaly Treatment ... • Treatment is ... • Treatment algorithms ... von Willebrand disease
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... have no clinical criteria ... Supplemental lab criteria ... echo is positive, treatment ... Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Criteria for Diagnosis ... withdrawal • Mild disease ... : symptomatic treatment ... • Severe disease
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome - Diagnosis and Management Summary
A defect in arterial oxygenation due to a gas exchange
setting of liver disease ... intrinsic lung disease ... HPS Diagnostic Criteria ... ) on room air Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Hepatic Encephalopathy - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Definition:
 • Alteration in brain function manifested by neuropsychiatric symptoms
over course of disease ... TIPS West Haven Criteria ... noxious stimuli) TREATMENT ... Initiate empiric treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
highly inflammatory disease ... Adult-onset Still disease ... of underlying disease ... Histopathologic criteria ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids