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Dengue Fever - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Dengue Fever → Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever →Dengue Hemorrhagic Shock
Summary Dengue ... Fever → Dengue ... Hemorrhagic Fever ... 7 days (Ig)M Treatment ... #microbiology #
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... Clinical triad: Fever ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Summary Kawasaki ... Presentation: • Fever ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Francisella ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... : • Severe Disease ... #microbiology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's Disease ... : High spiking fever ... Systemic AOSD: high fever ... #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
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
Navigating a Rapid Response Team (RRT)

Assert Leadership:
 • Stand at foot of bed
 • Introduce yourself
Ask for brief summary ... RRT: • Final summary ... questions "Never ... Response #Team #RRT #Management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Summary Acute ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... #Microbiology #
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Summary Lung ... : • 80% have fever ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... , ↓ Fibrinogen level ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary ... #rheumatology