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Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... : • Infectious ... Complications: MAS ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... polymicrobial infection ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #treatment #diagnosis
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
MC: CNS CSF: • ... India ink prep CSF ... change in the lungs ... nails, bronchi, lungs ... #Management #Infections
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
arthritis (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... rash) • Heart, lung ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... #Management #Hematology
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
globules in the lung ... fractures in young adults ... progressive inflammatory infection ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #management #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
with presence of pulmonary ... #algorithm #management ... #table #foamed ... #heartfailure #chf ... icu #clinical #pharmacology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Skin exam for infection ... disease b) CHF ... unless prior heart/lung ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Infection and Disease in HIV-AIDS
Treating LTBI (to prevent TB disease)
Indications:
and molecular diagnostic ... Please refer to the table ... recommendations and to the Adult ... #management #opportunistic ... #pharmacology