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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 ... Clinical triad: Fever ... #AdultOnset #Stills ... Disease #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #rheumatology
Adult-Onset Still's Disease (AOSD)
Rare inflammatory disorder of unknown etiology, difficult to diagnose because of heterogenous presentation.
Adult-Onset Still's ... : High spiking fever ... #AdultOnset #Stills ... Disease #AOSD #rheumatology ... #diagnosis #management
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
Antiparkinsonian agents ... antiparkinsonian agents ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... #SideEffects #pharmacology ... #management
Doxycycline - Coverage and Indications
 • Staphylococci (S aureus + CoNS)
 • The tick stuff: Borrelia
combination with other agents ... Bartonella, Q fever ... , Tularemia • STIs ... #Indications #pharmacology
NSAID Selectivity Spectrum
COX-2 Selective NSAID - Celecoxib
 • Increased risk for CV events
 • Decreased risk
Increased risk for CV events ... for COX-2 but still ... Decreased risk for CV events ... selectivity #spectrum #pharmacology ... #management
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... - Fever spikes ... #Adult #onset #Stills ... AOSD #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #management
OPIOID SWITCHING AND TAPERING.

Long term opioid use results in physical (and potentially psychological) dependence. Opioids should
symptoms include: chills ... , fever, body aches ... tapering #switching #pharmacology ... #conversion #management
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
section of possible agents ... Agents with mortality ... patients HR is still ... HeartFailure #HFrEF #Pharmacology ... #Management #Treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
activation and cytokine storm ... following: • Fever ... the insulting agent ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Treatment of giant cell arteritis (GCA)

1st Line Strategy - GC 0.7 mg/kg/day, except for:
 • Aortitis
start GC-sparing agents ... and/or TCZ if never ... Which GC-Sparing Agents ... GCA #Treatment #Management ... #Indications #rheumatology