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Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
30mm length) • Fever ... : • Abdominal ... analog scale) • Abdominal ... distention • Abdominal ... #hematology #oncology
Adult Onset Still's Disease - Yamaguchi Criteria
Major criteria:
 - Fever >= 39C lasting >= 1 weeks
Major criteria ... : - Fever >= 39C ... with concomitant fever ... Abnormalities in liver ... #Major #Minor #Rheumatology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Clinical Features: Fever, Splenomegaly, Hepatomegaly, Lymphadenopathy, Confusion
Classic lab findings in HLH: ↑↑ ferritin, Anemia,
Clinical Features: Fever ... the following 8 criteria ... : • Fever • Splenomegaly ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #hematology ... #criteria
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Clinical • Fever ... • Chills • Abdominal ... SBP #Diagnosis #Hepatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
: ARDS Berlin Criteria ... without other cause ... explain symptoms • Fever ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... Transfusion #Reactions #hematology
Secondary Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal POCUS

Cirrhosis with fever/abd pain-?SBP. POCUS for win.  Secondary bacterial
Peritonitis (SBP) on Abdominal ... POCUS Cirrhosis ... with fever/abd ... POCUS for win. ... Peritonitis #SBP #Abdominal
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... • Thoracic • Abdominal ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
disease • Periodic fever ... multiorgan failure • Fever ... - Nonremitting fever ... Histopathologic criteria ... Diagnosis #Management #Hematology
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
correlates with time of fever ... Daily high spiking fever ... - Fever spikes ... Fever of at least ... AOSD #diagnosis #rheumatology
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
• Secondary Causes ... deficiency • Liver ... mountain spotted fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #hematology ... #rheumatology #