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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
most common) Clinical ... to rnonths • Fever ... , hemoptysis Treatment ... Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Clinical ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
disease • Periodic fever ... syndromes Clinical ... multiorgan failure • Fever ... - Nonremitting fever ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... BrighamChiefs #Fever ... comparison #diagnosis #management
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
, dyspnea, +/- CXR ... - 80% have fever ... organ damage • Treatment ... acid, Elevated Cr ... TLS #diagnosis #management
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
to the ED with fever ... A CXR is done. ... lung abscess #Clinical ... #Radiology #CXR
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Campylobacter Clinical ... • Fever • ... Guillain-Barré syndrome ... Management ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis #Management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
Adjuvant therapies in critical ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Severe Left Atrial Enlargement on Echocardiogram
Have you ever seen a left atrium this big!?!? 
LA diameter
Enlargement on Echocardiogram ... Have you ever ... Enlargement #Severe #Cardiology ... #Echocardiogram ... #Clinical #POCUS
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
play a role in treatment ... Severe typhoid fever ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... Indications #infections #management ... #treatment
Interstitial pneumonias
An acute reticular pattern is most frequently caused by interstitial edema due to cardiac heart
cough and some fever ... #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #Acute #Interstitial