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Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Aplastic Anemia ... : • Recurrent infections ... from neutropenia ... fever) Complications ... Anemia #diagnosis #management
UTI treatment
#Diagnosis #UrinaryTract #Infection #UTI #Definition #Uncomplicated  #UrinaryTract #Infection #UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #Urinary #Tract
UTI treatment # ... #UTI #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #UrinaryTract #Fever
"Initial management of FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA. Adapted from the 2011 Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines"-McMaster Textbook
"Initial management ... from the 2011 Infectious ... #Febrile #Fever ... #Neutropenic #Management ... #Algorithm #InfectiousDiseases
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Presentation: • Fever ... Difficulty breathing • Neutropenia ... /fevers • Thrombocytopenia ... anemia Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #management
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
- Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... complicated CRBSI: • Severe ... • Persistent fever ... #Management #Algorithm
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... serious bacterial infections ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Stratification #Fever
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... and NO, Suppress induction ... 2-6 months • Fever ... Lymphohistiocytosis • Anemia, Neutropenia ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
• Other RF: neurogenic ... cystitis, may have fever ... present or signs of infection ... , such as fever. ... data • Early treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
) B symptoms → fevers ... Complications: 1) Infection ... PRCA, autoimmune neutropenia ... Watchful Waiting" →several ... hemeonc #diagnosis #management
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... weeks without infection ... Cytopenias: • Neutropenia ... Pure red cell aplasia ... microglobulin Treatment