6 results
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
- Antipyretics are ... loss from the skin ... #Hyperthermia #comparison ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
Algorithm for the Management ... of Purulent skin ... erysipelas with no focus ... oral antibiotic treatment ... SSTIs #Algorithm #Management
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
loss (>6.8 kg) • Age ... Treatment: Laparoscopic ... Treatment options ... include: • Mechanical ... #diagnosis #management
Histiocytosis - Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH), Erdheim-Chester disease (ECD), Rosai-Dorfman disease (RDD)
Comparison of Features by Age,
disease (RDD) Comparison ... of Features by Age ... , Skin involvement ... Histology and Treatment ... table #features #management
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) 
(aka Ritter disease) 
Nikolsky positive 
Clinical 
• Typically occurs 3 to
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin ... 3 to 7 days of age ... appear in areas of mechanical ... Conjunctivitis Management ... CA-MRSA or initial treatment
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
Pneumonia • Skin ... adjacent to the focus ... BAL, CSF, urine, Skin ... 2) Culture 3) Ag ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management