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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
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... presentation Urinalysis: LE ... diagnosed with CXR ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... - 80% have fever ... priapism • Lab values ... sudden death • Lab values
Katayama Fever - Physical examination and diagnostic testing revealed multiple small papules on the trunk (Panel
Katayama Fever - ... liver-function values ... InfectiousDisease #CXR ... Schistosomiasis #Katayama #Fever ... KatayamaFever #Rash #NEJM
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... Here we have a number ... with cough and fever ... Diagnosis #Radiology #CXR ... Consolidation #Causes
Leukemias Overview: ALL, CML, AML, APML, CLL

Acute leukemias > 20% blasts in the peripheral blood smear
• Cytopenia -> BM ... -> AML: Blast crises ... Headaches, bone pain, fever ... manifestations, hypoxia, CXR ... Lymphadenopathy • HSM • Fevers
Hodgkin's Lymphoma Overview

Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) is an uncommon hematological malignancy arising from mature B cells. It
of about three cases ... • History of EBV ... • Dyspnea • Fever ... cycles without XR ... ABVD x 2 cycles + XR
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
infection of heart valves ... Major: +Blood Cx ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever ... above, + Blood Cx ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM