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Localized skin infections and associations: Cellulitis, Bite wounds, Ulcers, Nodules, Eschars 

#SSTIs
#associations
#SkinInfections
#cellulitis
#ulcer
#eschar
#bites
#nodules
#differential
#diagnosis
#infectiousdisease
Ulcers, Nodules, Eschars ... cellulitis #ulcer #eschar
#tachenoir #eschar #fever #Rash #rickettsia #rickettsial #parkeri #akari #africae #conorii #orientia #tsutsugamushi #tick #mite 
By Dr.
#tachenoir #eschar ... rickettsial #parkeri #akari
Rickettsialpox Eschar

40 homeless male from NY admitted with fever, chills, headache, myalgias. Diagnosis?
Rickettsialpox R akari classic
Rickettsialpox Eschar ... Rickettsialpox R akari ... Eschar is the ... Target of R akari ... #rakari #clinical
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
Sweet syndrome Eschar ... tularemia, Rickettsia akari
Pressure Ulcer Staging
Stage 1 - Skin intact. Non-blanchable erythema
Stage 2 - Partial loss of dermis. Shallow
with slough or eschar
Paradoxical chest movement in Flail Chest 

Oscar Reyes @OR_ECMO

#Flail #Chest #clinical #video #physicalexam #trauma #thoracic
Flail Chest Oscar
Decubitus Ulcer Staging - Pressure Ulcer Stages help staff determine Degree of Harm to the patient.

Stage
• Slough or eschar ... • Slough or eschar
Burn Injury - Depth and Grading Degrees
Superficial thickness (first degree): 
 • Painful, Does not blister,
blister, Does not scar ... surgery, but may scar ... with substantial scar
Major Physiological Effects of Angiotensin II

Altered Peripheral Resistance
I. Direct vasoconstriction
II. Enhancement of peripheral noradrenergic
neurotransmission:
  A.
expression of proto-oncogenes
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
Dry wound, hard eschar ... Contraindications: Dry eschar