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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 ... #AdultOnset #Stills ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Pain Assessment and Management Initiative (PAMI) - Nonpharmacologic Interventions (pediatric and adult)
Physical (Sensory) Interventions
 - Comfort
Assessment and Management ... Initiative (PAMI ... - Hot or Cold treatments ... Interventions #Table ... #PAMI
Proposed Treatment Algorithm for MAS / HLH

#MAS #HLH #Hemophagocytic #Lymphohistiocytosis #Management #Treatment #Algorithm #Hematology
Proposed Treatment ... Algorithm for MAS ... / HLH #MAS # ... Lymphohistiocytosis #Management ... #Treatment #Algorithm
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Syndrome (MAS) ... • Adult-onset Still ... manifestation of MAS ... Treatment: • Corticosteroids ... Plasma exchange #MAS
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 ... #rheumatology #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Activation of CD8 ... IFN-y) → Excessive activation ... +, Adult-onset Still ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #summary
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
duration same as for treatment ... treated patients are still ... Disease Note: Treatment ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic
Antibiotics for Anaerobic Bacteria 
 - Metronidazole (Flagyl™) 
 - Carbapenems 
 - β lactam +
as true as it was ... out of favor for treatment ... #Pharmacology #Table ... Susceptibility #Coverage #Management
Inpatient Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Methadone vs Buprenorphine - Comparison Table

Some patients may decline buprenorphine
Inpatient Management ... Buprenorphine - Comparison Table ... methadone, but still ... medication assisted treatment ... Comparison #Pain #Management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
fever, malaise, chills ... coinfection, toxo reactivation ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Fever #diagnosis #management