Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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anesthesia anesthesiology intraoperative infectiousdiseases microbiology rheumatology differential cardiology clinical comparison disease emergencies hyperthermia lupus nephrology oncology sle adrenal anaesthetic anaphylaxis
Summary of Infections in which Steroids play a role in treatment • TB meningitis • TB
Summary of Infections ... play a role in treatment ... pericarditis (select cases ... • Ramsay Hunt syndrome ... #management #treatment
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... Summary myelo ( ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... risk-stratification • Risks: infection ... #Management #treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... #Differential #Causes ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Auto-amplification loop Diagnosis ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Treatment: • ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Management Summary ... typically part of the workup ... Arthritis-Dermatitis syndrome ... Purulent Arthritis Syndrome ... #Management #Microbiology
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis and Management Summary • Epidemiology: 10-180/100,000, Typically Age 20-40, F:M
Erythematosus (SLE) - Diagnosis ... Summary • Epidemiology ... • Immunologic Workup ... life-threatening • Treatment ... #Management #Summary
Hordeolum vs Chalazion Hordeolum (Stye): • Location: Most commonly found at or near an eyelash follicle •
eyelash follicle • Cause ... : Bacterial infection ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Management #Ophthalmology ... Chalazion #Comparison #Table
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
and Management ... Summary Kawasaki ... , Cough • +/-Nausea ... cæxist with other infections ... #management #treatment
Hantavirus Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir Transmission: • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
common route of infection ... Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
thoracotomy is a better treatment ... Plan definitive management ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Workup
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