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Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Body temperature rises ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... • Treatment: ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Algorithm for the Diagnosis of Serotonin Syndrome
 - Serotonin syndrome is thought to be caused by
Algorithm for the ... thought to be caused ... hyperthermia - Most cases ... initiation of treatment ... #Algorithm #Symptoms
Restrictive Cardiomyopathy - Diagnosis and Causes
Clinical: Dyspnea, Exercise Intolerance, ↑ "Right Sided-Symptoms" (ascites, hepatomegaly, ↑↑peripheral edema)
Physical
Diagnosis and Causes ... and Y Descents, Rales ... Hyper-eosinophilc Syndrome ... #differential #cardiology ... #algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
acute coronary syndrome ... the determined cause ... #differential #algorithm ... #management #cardiology ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
and the Troponin rises ... treat the primary cause ... #diagnosis #algorithm ... management #clinical #criticalcare ... #foamed #treatment
Perhaps quite too often, the knee-jerk reaction to an elevated Troponin is to call our friends
and the Troponin rises ... treat the primary cause ... may not be the case ... clinica l#foamed #algorithm ... #criticalcare
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Treat underlying cause ... interventional radiology ... → no immediate treatment ... - CRS: fever, rash ... after CRS) - Treatment
Endocarditis - Overview and Differential Diagnosis Framework

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV
positive in 90% of IE cases ... Cholesterol emboli syndrome ... Septic emboli cause ... hematuria, + RF Treatment ... Differential #Diagnosis #cardiology