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Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever ... infectiousdisease #fever ... differential #diagnosis ... #management # ... treatment #table
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
explain symptoms • Fever ... : 33% • Treatment ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... #diagnosis #comparison ... #table
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
: High spiking fever ... Systemic AOSD: high fever ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... BrighamChiefs #Fever ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... if neutropenic fever ... #management #treatment ... #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 ... management
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 ... ALT ↑ bilirubin level ... #Management #Hematology
Managing warfarin INR

Warfarin dosage must be individualized according to the patient's response to the drug, and
#management #algorithm ... #pharmacology #treatment ... #medications #table ... #decisionaid #cardiology ... #hematology #warfarin
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
and Management ... Presentation: • Fever ... Criteria - Fever ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #management #treatment
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Clinical triad: Fever ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Stills #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology