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Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
disease caused ... Lutzomyia verrucarum Clinical ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Derm findings, biopsy ... #diagnosis #management
Myocarditis 

5 Principles of
Myocarditis:
1. Build clinical suspicion
2. Decide on EMBx
3. Manage acute cardiac injury
4. Manage chronic
Manage acute cardiac ... Presentation: - Fever ... #Myocarditis #diagnosis ... #management #cardiology ... #summary #biopsy
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... #management #clinical ... #criticalcare #foamed
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
the setting of acute ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #management ... #cardiology #clinica ... l#foamed #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
are excellent at evaluating ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... #cardiology #treatment ... #table #foamed
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
and Management ... disease of unknown cause ... presents with an acute ... • An evaluation ... temporal artery biopsy
Erythema Nodosum Overview

Definition: 
 • EN is an inflammatory condition characterized by tender, red nodules, typically
symptoms such as fever ... Diagnostic Approach ... : Clinical Evaluation ... Histopathology: • Skin biopsy ... #Management