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Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
Infections 2. ... and duration of symptoms ... , Hypotension, shock ... #rheumatology # ... comparison #table
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
acute respiratory symptoms ... symptomsRheumatologic ... symptoms • Pericarditis ... Blastomycosis Symptoms ... fever • Septic shock
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Presentation: Systemic Symptoms ... • Progressive symptoms ... Eosinophilia, asthma ... #Rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... Eosinophilia, asthma ... to exclude are infections ... Presentation - Systemic Symptoms ... #rheumatology #
Severe Influenza Checklist

Diagnostic tests 
 - Blood cultures x2 
 - Sputum gram stain & culture
opportunistic infection ... COPD/asthma or adrenal ... BID if <96hr of symptoms ... lab-confirmed influenza, pulmonary ... Checklist #Management #CriticalCare