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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
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
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
diarrhea, > 6 stools ... Bloody diarrhea, fever ... Dehydration or > 8 stools ... Acute #Diarrhea #management ... #algorithm #workup
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist ... failure, esp in work-up ... /management of shock ... bedside echo is never ... #ICU #Pearls #Checklist
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... typically part of the workup ... syndrome: • Fever ... , chills, generalized ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #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
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
Diagnosis and Management ... active ROM +/- fever ... , chills, malaise ... viral arthritis Workup ... Arthritis #Diagnosis #Management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Actively maintained fever ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
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