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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
Rapidly Progressive Glomerulonephritis (RPGN) 
 - Loss of kidney function over a short period of tirne
function over a short ... Basement Membrane (GBM ... Linear, ribbon-like GBM ... staining on IF • No EM ... anti-proteinase 3 (CPR
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Schedule: Why we ... pharyngeal erythema, fever ... pharyngeal erythema, fever ... Tetanus Toxin -> Spores ... lymph -> Koplik's spots
Perilunate Dislocation
On lateral wrist XR, the capitate ("apple") should sit in the lunate ("tea cup") which
lateral wrist XR ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Orthopedics #Sports
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
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
Katayama Fever - ... InfectiousDisease #CXR ... Schistosomiasis #Katayama #Fever ... KatayamaFever #Rash #NEJM
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Acute Diarrhea (>3 BM ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Pathophysiology: Spore