Christopher Lee, MD, FAAEMChristopher Lee, MD, FAAEM

Associate ProfessorAssociate Professor

Department of Emergency MedicineDepartment of Emergency Medicine

Stony Brook University Medical CenterStony Brook University Medical Center

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Bullet Points

• Acute Fever, Shaking Chills (Rigors), Rusty Colored Sputum-Pneumococcous

• Pneumonia after virus or IVDA-think Staph Aureus

• Pet shop owner, avian-think Chlamydia Psittaci

• Acute Fever, Current Jelly Sputum, Bulging fissure sign-Klebsiella

• NH, Hospitalized, Intubated patient with green sputum-Pseudomonas Aeuruginosa

• Cystic Fibrosis-Think Pseudomonas Serratia

• Eardrum showing bubbles-Think Bullous Myringitis

• Mycoplasma Pneumonia

• Butterfly pattern in CXR

• Cold agglutinin

• GBS

• Temp/Pulse Dissociation

• Fusobacterium Necrophorum

• Lemierre’s Syndrome

• IJV thrombophelebitis with pharyngitis

• PAM-Pan Amoebic Encephalitis

• Katrina Havasu

• Naegleria Fowleri

• Travel through nose to cribiform plate and forebrain

• Pott’s Puffy tumor-Brain Abscess

• Dacrocystitis-Staph

• Dendritic Corneal Ulcer-Hepes (Hutchingson’s sign)

• Parotitis in diabetic-think staph with sialolith and in children think mumps with orchitis

• Blue dot sign-Testicular appendigis torsion

• Potts Puffy Tumor-Brain Abscess

• Kerion-Tinea Capitis (systemic antifungal)

• Dacrocystitis-Staph aureus

• Parotitis-Diabetic adult: Staph aureus with concurrent sialolithe in the stenton’s and wharton’s duct. But in kids think viral infection Mump with orchitis

• Malignant OE-In diabetic think Pseudomonas

• Mucormycosis-fever and black discharge from sinusitis (Amphotericin B)

• Epidemic Keratoconjunctivis-Adenovirus(highly contagious, severe chemosis)

• Neonatal conjuctivitis- Day 3-5, think Gonorrhea and 5-14 Chlamydia, but treat for both

• Ruptured Globe-Teardrop shaped pupil, chemosis with seidel test

• Transplacental hemorrhage: 75% of pregnant patient have this but only 2-3 % at risk of isoimmunization in Rh- mother

• <12 week mini-dose of rhogam (50 mcg)

• >12 week-full dose of rhogam (300 mcg)

• Septic abortion: abortion with uterine infection with fever and uterine tenderness (1-2% of spontaneous ab)

• Methotrexate for Ectopic pregnancy-Non ruptured ectopic with <3.5 cm with HR and 4cm without HR

• Molar pregnancy-placental proliferation without fetal tissue, snowstorm pattern in US and increased risk of choriocarcinoma

• Placenta Previa-Dark red blood (painless)

• Placenta abruption-Bright red blood (painful)

• Pregnant patient with seizure-Eclampsia

• Pregnant patient with RUQ/epigastric pain with N/V-HEELP

• Pregnant patient with HA or Stroke like symptom-think CVST

• Ferning and nitrazine paper (blue)=amniotic fluid (think PROM)

• Turtle sign-Shoulder dystocia with head retracting back

• ICH-the most frequent cause of death in breech delivery

• Person carrying turtle or Iguana or eating

eggs and poultry-Think Salmonella• AGE, Typhoid fever cramps, Skin lesion

called rose spots

• Pulse-temperature dissociation

• Shigella- febrile seizure in children with diarrhea

• Campylobactar-Most common cause of bacterial diarrhea in US

• Yersinis-exposure to animal with RLQ pain showing psedo-appendicitis

• E-coli 0157:H7-undercooked beef causing HUS, TTP

• Vibrio Parahaemolyticus-shellfish or raw seafood with N/V, cramps, fever, diarrhea

• Vibrio Vulnificus-shellfish, raw seafood with leg/scrotal necrotizing fasciatitis

• Staph aureus: Most common food poisoning

• 4-6 hours of ingestion

• Bacillus cereus-contaminated Fried Rice• Vibrio Cholera-Rice water stool, severe

dehydration• Scambroid-bacteria in dark meat fish (mahi-mahi,

tuna, mackerel), metallic or peppery taste, histamine release facial flushing, edema

• Ciguatera-neurotoxin in carnivorous fish (snapper, grouper, barracuda), paresthesia, reversal of hot and cold sensation, teeth falling out senation

• Aeromonas hydrophila-Fresh water, well water, or spring water causing diarrhea, vomiting, abd pain

• Rose gardener disease-Sporotichosis

• Filipino living in Baskersfield, CA with cough and rash-Cocciomyocosis

• Bilateral Bells palsy-Borrelia Burgdorferi

• Pericarditis-Coxackie virus

• Fresh water infection-Aeromonas

• Travel to Hawaii, fever with MOSF-think Leptospirosis

• Human bites-Eikenella Corrodans

• Cat or Dog bites-Pasteurella

• Fish tank granuloma (aquarium granuloma)-Mycobacterium marinum

• Lamictal-Steven Johnson Syndrome or DRESS syndrome

• Ethambutal-Chorioretinitis

• Lindane-Seizure

• Pentamidine-Hypoglycemia

• Crixovan-Radiolucent renal stone

• WBC counts of 30,000 with lymphocytosis with chronic cough-Pertussis

• HA with hyponatremia and rash-RMSF

• Travel to North Carolina with fever and rash-RMSF

• Skin rash, cough, hypoxia-think fungal

• Herpangina-Coxackie virus

• Epiglottitis-H Influenza B (HIB)

• Epidemic tracheitis-Staph

• Croup-Parainfluenza Virus

• Tonsillar Pseudomembraine-Diphtheria

• Attic, Closet, Woodpile-Loxosceles reclusa (Brown recluse)

• Insect bite with rigid abdomen-Lactrodactus (black widow)

• Yellow bug-Centruroides (Scorpion bites)

• Rust Removal-HF acid

• Rice water diarrhea-Vibrio Cholera

• Garage or greenhouse-organophosphate

• Camping-RMSF, Giardia, Tick paralysis

• Sea envonomation:

• Boney Fish like lion fish, scorpion fish stonefish, and Stingray-Hot water and analgesics

• Cnidaria(jelly fish, Portuguese man of war, corals-remove neumatocytes and acetic acid

• Something that punctures you: Hot water

• Something that sting/burning: Acetic Acid

• Snakes: Crotalidae (rattlesnakes, copperhead, moccasins) and Elapidae (coral snakes) Immediate vs delayed and less local on coral. Both antivenin

• “Red on yellow kill a fellow, red on black venon lack”

• Septic arthritis-cloudy, yellow, >50,000 with >50% PMN, >50% cx positive, no crystals

• Spinal Epidural Abscess-Back pain, fever with neurologic deficit. DM, IVDA, recent surgery. Staph aureus

• Skiers-Gamekeeper’s thumb with ulnar collateral ligaments, check for laxity, thumb spica

• Snowboarders-Lateral process of Talus

• Bull riders-radial collateral ligament

• Tennis players-blowout injury of medial aspect of gastronecmius

• Maids-patellar bursitis

• Chauffeur’s fracture-Fracture of radial styloid process (car backfired while the chauffeur wans hand cranking to start the car)

• Malgagnes/Montaggia/Galeazzi/Maisonneuve fx

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