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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
production • Treatment ... evaporative heat loss ... preventing heat loss ... comparison #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... Painful • Hair loss ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Dermatology #Diagnosis #Management
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
sudden, transient loss ... determining if loss ... further guide management ... The treatment strategy ... depends on the cause
Massive Hemoptysis - Diagnosis and Management
 • Definitions: 
   - Hemoptysis = bleeding from
Diagnosis and Management ... has potential to cause ... asphyxia or blood loss ... • Airway Management ... #treatment #workup
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... Tinnitus, Hearing loss ... Level: 150mg/kg Management ... #Treatment
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... abortion, Weight Loss ... • Can cause Hemophagocytic ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... • Most common cause ... unexplained weight loss ... #differential #causes ... #management #treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... including DM • Treatment ... • Temporary loss ... hypotension (due to loss ... #treatment
Achalasia Summary

Epidemiology: 10 cases per 100,000 individuals

Defined by inadequate relaxation of the LES and aperistalsis
Primary or
sudden weight loss ... year) • Weight loss ... Treatment: Laparoscopic ... Treatment options ... Achalasia #diagnosis #management
Bell's Palsy - Diagnosis and Management Summary - GrepMed Handbook

Acute Idiopathic Unilateral Facial Nerve (CN7) Palsy
Presentation:
Diagnosis and Management ... ataxia, hearing loss ... CNS inflammatory cause ... Palsy #Diagnosis #Management ... #Treatment #Neurology