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Causes of Fever by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Fever #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Fever ... System #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Fever #Differential
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
TBRF is caused by ... the body louse, causes ... Treatment is tetracycline ... or PenG 800K U IM ... initiation of treatment
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
2-6 months • Fever ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... 20 mg/kg/d IV/IM ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus
1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the Glucose)
2. Airway:
Emergency Treatment ... ABC's and Don't Ever ... for reversible cause ... Midazolam 10 mg IM ... #Epilepticus #Treatment
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Edema in 70% of cases ... Fever >38.5 2. ... disease: symptomatic treatment ... Hospital of Baltimore IM
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... injury or after IM ... - Fever, ... including DM • Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Emergency Treatment Algorithm for Convulsive Status Epilepticus 
 1. ABCDEFG (ABC's and Don't Ever Forget the
Emergency Treatment ... ABC's and Don't Ever ... for reversible cause ... Midazolam 10 mg IM ... #Epilepticus #Treatment
EM Cases - Best Cases Ever - Necrotizing Fasciitis

Diagnosis and Treatment, Early Clinical Signs, Dos and
EM Cases - Best ... Cases Ever - Necrotizing ... Diagnosis and Treatment
Legionnaires' Disease
Clinical features:
 • Gl- nausea, vomiting, diarrhea
 • Hyponatremia
 • Elevated transaminases
 • CRP >100
features: • Gl- nausea ... respond to B-Lactams Treatment ... Pontiac fever ... Hospital of Baltimore IM