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REBEL Review 71: Treatment of Thyroid Storm 

Propranolol 
Esmolol 
Propylthiouracil (PTU) 
Methimazole 
Saturated Solution of Potassium
Treatment of Thyroid Storm ... hyperthyroidism #table #management ... #treatment #pharmacology ... #comparison #Dosages
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
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
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
• Adult-onset Still ... disease • Periodic fever ... - Nonremitting fever ... Syndrome #Diagnosis #Management ... #Hematology #Rheumatology
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Insect stings Disease ... symptoms - Headache, fever ... Urticaria #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #comparison #table
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Checklist for Treatment ... or persistent fevers ... sleeping, administer pharmacologic ... #Delirium #Checklist ... #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 ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... +, Adult-onset Still ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management ... treatment #summary #rheumatology