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Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's ... salmon-colored maculopapular ... BrighamChiefs #AdultOnset ... #Stills #Disease ... #management #treatment
Adult Onset Still's Disease - Yamaguchi Criteria
Major criteria:
 - Fever >= 39C lasting >= 1 weeks
Adult Onset Still's ... Typical skin rash: maculopapular ... polyarteritis nodosa #AdultOnset ... #Stills #Disease ... Yamaguchi #Criteria #Diagnosis
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Prunelle Getten #AdultOnset ... #Stills #Disease ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection - Management ... Antibiotic Management ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis ... #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... 38 degrees • Chills ... Lung Abscess Management ... differential #causes #management ... #treatment #diagnosis
Approach to Suspected Meningitis - Empiric Management Algorithm

 • Alarm Symptoms (FAILS)
 • Empiric Antibiotics
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Meningitis - Empiric Management ... FAILS) • Empiric Antibiotics ... #Meningitis #Management ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #treatment
Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Diarrhea (bloody stools ... Guillain-Barré syndrome Management ... self-limited) • Antibiotics ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis ... #Management #Overview
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... nonpruritic macular or maculopapular ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... #rheumatology #management
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
diarrhea, > 6 stools ... hospitalization or antibiotics ... Consider empiric antibiotic ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... algorithm #workup #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... Aplastic #Anemia #diagnosis ... #management #treatment