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Positive Lachman test in ACL Injury

Here is an exam of a patient under anesthesia with an
Positive Lachman ... That causes the ... dr.jasonhammond #Lachmans ... Positive #ACLTear #clinical
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... OTHER CAUSES ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... There are specific cases ... #differential #causes
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep ... Stratification #Fever
Watchman Closure Device - Intraoperative View
Ever wonder what a Watchman looks like inside the left atrial
Watchman Closure ... Intraoperative View Ever ... wonder what a Watchman ... tomcnguyen #Watchman ... Intraoperative #clinical
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... production • Treatment ... rapidly fatal • Causes ... BrighamChiefs #Fever
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
caused by Borrelia ... the body louse, causes ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... microscopy #pathology #clinical
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... mentagrophytes) Clinical ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment
Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia 
Clinical 
 • Caused by Pneumocystis jirovecii (formerly carinil) 
 • Immunocompromised host
jirovecii Pneumonia Clinical ... • Caused by ... 2—3 weeks • Fever ... often elevated Treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... • Prodrome: fever ... chills, myalgias, nausea ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... DIAGNOSES - Drug fever ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome #Fever ... Noninfectious #Causes