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Campylobacter
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Abdominal pain 
 • Diarrhea (bloody stools) 
 • Vomiting
Clinical • Fever ... Guillain-Barré syndrome Management ... Antibiotics for severe ... Campylobacter #Diagnosis #Management
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
infectious diseases - Severe ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... pericarditis SCAP severe ... #Pharmacology #Management
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment
 • TB meningitis
 • TB
meningitis • Severe ... • Moderate to severe ... croup • Severe ... typhoid fever ... Indications #infections #management
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
Oroya Fever Hematologic ... Inflammation: high fever ... • RBC lysis → severe ... gabrieltalledop #Oroya #Fever ... #diagnosis #management
Bronchiolitis - Lower respiratory tract (bronchioles) 

Microbiology 
 • Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) (most commonl
prodrome • Fever ... Respiratory failure Management ... suctioning, hydration Severe ... Bronchiolitis #Diagnosis #Management
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Diagnosis and Management ... Sudden onset, severe ... friction rub, Fever ... Boerhaave's: - Hx: Severe ... ChestPain #Diagnosis #Management
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
bloodstream infection - Management ... stable Antibiotic Management ... • Persistent fever ... complicated CRBSI: • Severe ... • Persistent fever
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
Definition: • Severe ... Fever >38.5 2. ... Exanthematous Pustulosis Management ... symptomatic treatment • Severe ... dermatology #diagnosis #management
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Diagnosis and Management ... hoarse voice +/- fever ... rhinorrhea, and fever ... • Severe croup ... Croup #Diagnosis #Management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... More common in severe ... Moderate > 2/3 and severe ... Continue ATRA unless severe ... APML #diagnosis #management