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Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... presentation Urinalysis: LE ... diagnosed with CXR ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... Classification #Fever
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... • Labs: CBC, cr ... anti-ANCA ab, anti-GBM ... , anti-CCP • CXR ... Bronchoscopy with serial
Hypersensitivity Types and Their Mechanisms
Type I - lgE - Soluble antigen
 - Allergen-specific lgE antibodies bind
Mechanisms Type I - lgE ... Allergen-specific lgE ... cross-linking of lgE ... , seasonal hay fever ... IgG can also mediate
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... , triquetrum), radial ... styloid fracture, median ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
inferior to the medial ... agents, and the fever ... #NEJM #clinical
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Schedule: Why we ... pharyngeal erythema, fever ... pharyngeal erythema, fever ... Sudden onset of fever ... tachypnea, otitis media
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
Here we have a number ... with cough and fever ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... cervical, anal Cxs ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
cells - Blood & BM ... • Cytopenia -> BM ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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glomerulonephritis) • Anti-GBM ... + MPO-ANCA MEDIUM ... Coronary arteries - Fever ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... aortic aneurysm • Medium