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Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
osteomyelitis, trauma ... Treatment: admission ... parenteral Abx, Orthopedics ... washout • Healthy Adults ... pediatrics but NOT adults
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Complications: MAS ... Stills #Disease #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Tularemia - Diagnosis ... More common in adults ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
Orthopedic Essentials - Spinal Trauma and Spine Classification 
DENIS THREE COLUMN CONCEPT
Anterior column:
Orthopedic Essentials ... - Spinal Trauma ... Cauda equina Treatment ... Classification #Orthopedics ... #diagnosis #localization
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... mL Gf consider MAS ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... anti-lL6R, anti-ILI #Adult
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Activation Syndrome (MAS ... arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... manifestation of MAS ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... fractures in young adults ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #management #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... tube ❹ Rapid diagnosis ... • Diagnostic ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... • Fluid bolus (Adult
Orthopedic Splints, Casts, Plasters, Traction and Frames
Upper Limb and Spine 
 • DUNLOP TRACTION: Used in
Orthopedic Splints ... shaft fracture in adult ... shaft fracture in adult ... exsanguinating pelvic trauma ... employed in the treatment
Toxocariasis
Pathogen: Toxocara - worldwide distributed helminth 
Transmission: 
 • Dogs and cats are the major source
Adult worms develop ... larva migrans Diagnosis ... are not helpful Treatment ... #management #infectiousdiseases ... #treatment #microbiology