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Clinical Features of Systemic Lupus (SLE)
General: Fever (50%), Depression, Fatigue (75%), Weight loss (50%)
Eye: Sjögrens (15%)
Skin
(SLE) General: Fever ... Purpura, Urticaria Chest ... effusion, Restrictive lung ... Glomerulonephritis Myositis(5%) Blood ... symptoms #diagnosis #rheumatology
Stage I - Redistribution
In a normal chest film with the patient standing erect, the pulmonary vessels
supplying the upper lung ... are smaller and fewer ... supplying the lung ... In these cases comparison ... #Clinical #Radiology
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... have drop in Hct, fever ... Related Acute Lung ... Sx include: fever ... • Transfusion Cardiac
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
S/sx: Fever, flank ... have drop in Hct, fever ... Related Acute Lung ... Sx include: fever ... - Transfusion Cardiac
ANTI-MDA5 DERMATOMYOSITIS

Cutaneous manifestations:
• Periorbital heliotrope (blue-purple) rash with edema
• Erythematous rash on the face, or the
or the anterior chest ... Dermatomyositis • Fever ... onset [33-74%] • Blood ... anti-NXP2 Abs Lung ... Dermatomyositis #rheumatology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
verrucous) • Lung ... Microbiology: Blood ... night sweats, fever ... • Blood cultures ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Fluid Responsiveness and Fluid Tolerance Testing - OnePager Summary
Fluid resuscitation can be beneficial when required or
15% increase in cardiac ... Pulse Contour Cardiac ... Point of Care Ultrasound ... flow in the chest ... #criticalcare #comparison
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
, verrucous) - Lung ... Microbiology: Blood ... night sweats, fever ... Diagnosis: • Blood ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... exam Determine Cardiac ... change CV risk Chest ... unless prior heart/lung ... postoperative cardiac
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
respiratory symptoms • Fever ... pulmonary symptoms • Rheumatologic ... • Major blood ... infection • Cough, fever ... • Isolated fever