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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 ... Complications: MAS ... hepatitis • Pulmonary ... #management #treatment ... #rheumatology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... and Management ... westermani • Other: TB ... #Abscess #pulmonary ... #management #treatment
Hemoptysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Massive Hemoptysis: >150-300 mL in 24h
Airway disease: 
 • Bronchitis, Bronchiectasis, Malignancy
- Differential Diagnosis ... Infection: Bacterial (TB ... Kaposi's sarcoma • Rheumatologic ... hemoptysis • Trauma ... #pulmonary #causes
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Most Common Causes ... • Infection: TB ... Nasal polyps and signs ... is abnormal in adults ... mycobacteria Treatment
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 ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis ... #Management #Hematology
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
cardiothoracic surgery, trauma ... thoracotomy is a better treatment ... • Fluid bolus (Adult ... examination and vital signs ... #Management #Workup
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
fractures in young adults ... • Diagnosis: ... H/O antecedent trauma ... #Emergencies #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Portopulmonary Hypertension
Presence of pulmonary arterial hypertension in a patient with portal hypertension
No other obvious causes (chronic
other obvious causes ... (chronic lung disease ... m/s • Other signs ... pressure < 15mmHg TREATMENT ... #management #hepatology
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
and Management ... granulomas within the lungs ... symptoms are not caused ... Pulmonary: dyspnea ... #Management #Signs
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
vasculitis in older adults ... systemic sx + signs ... Treatment of GCA ... them, but urgent rheumatology ... #Management