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Pneumonia

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. Infection that inflames the air sacs in one or both lungs

. Air sacs may fill with fluid or pus causing cough with phlegm or pus

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Pneumonia signs and symptoms

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Fever or hypothermia, tachypnea, cough, dyspnea, bronchial sounds or crackles on auscultation

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Tachypnea

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Rapid breathing

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Dyspnea

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Difficult or labored breathing

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Pneumonia etiology

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Viral, bacterial, fungal

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Acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL)

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Cancer of the blood and bone marrow, common in kids

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Signs and symptoms of ALL

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Fever, bleeding from gums, easy bruising, loss of appetite, night sweats, weight loss

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Pyelonephritis

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. Infection of renal pelvis and kidney

. Results from ascent of bacterial pathogen up ureters from bladder to kidneys

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Signs and symptoms of pyelonephritis

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Fever, flank pain, painful urination (dysuria), urinary frequency

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Pyelonephritis nephrology

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Escherichia Coli, Proteus, Klebsiella, Enterobacter

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Bacteremia

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Presence of bacteria in blood

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Signs and symptoms of bacteremia

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Fever and chills, nausea, vomiting, loss of appetite, skin rash

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Bacteremia etiology

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Gram-negative and gram-positive organisms both aerobic and anaerobic

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Influenza

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Viral infection that attacks resp. System

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Influenza signs and symptoms

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. Fever, chills, malaise, cough, Coryza, and myalgias

. Elderly present with confusion w/o fever

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Influenza etiology

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influenza A, B, or C

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Coryza

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Upper respiratory tract inflammation

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Myalgias

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General discomfort

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Influenza route of transmission

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Respiratory droplet nuclei

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ROS list

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. General
. Skin
. HEET
. Neck
. Breasts
. Resp. 
. Cardio
. GI
. Peripheral vascular
. Urinary
. Genital 
. Musculoskeletal
. Psychiatric
. Neurological
. Hematologists
. Endocrine
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What does SOS stand for?

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Structure (anatomy), Organs (systems), and Science (pathophysiology)

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Structure relating to illness discovery

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Think about anatomy superficial to deep and what potential issues could arise

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Organs (systems) in relation to illness discovery

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Think about how the different body systems work together and what would happen if a particular body system malfunctioned

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Science (pathophysiology) in regards to illness discovery

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Think about how things normally function and what a possible disease could be based on previous scientific knowledge

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Fever

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Abnormal elevation of core body temp.

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Body temp is normally ____

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37 degrees C (98.6 degrees F)

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Prexia is a temp of ___

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38 C or higher (100.4 F)

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Hyperprexia is is a temp of ____

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41.6 C or higher (106 F)

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Hypothermia is a temp of ____

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35 C or lower (95 F)

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Physiology of a fever

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. Fever reflects change in hypothalamic setpoint
. Bacterial infection signals immune rxn and necrosis
. TNF and IL-1 are released causing NE and arachidonic acid to be released from hypothalamus signal
. PGE2 is released increases temp causing fever, vasoconstriction, and muscle shivering

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Fever’s role in disease

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Inc. blood vessel size -inc. blood vol. - inc. metabolism - inc. immune rxns, chemotactic, phagocytic, and bactericidal activity of polymorphonuclear leukocytes - slows down proliferation of microorganisms

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Oral temp compared with core body temp

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. Usually lower than core body and rectal by 0.5-0.7 C (0.7-0.9 F)
. higher than auxiliary temp by 1 degree

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Etiology of fever

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Infection, cancer, withdrawal, rheumatologic disease, endocrine, allergy, fever of unknown origin (FUO), drug reaction, trauma

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Complications of fever

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. Dehydration/electrolyte and glucose abnormality
. Mental status change/delirium
. Neurotoxic effect/seizure

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Low grade fever temp.

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. 100.5-102.1 F

. 38.1-39 C

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Moderate fever temp

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. 102.2-104.0 F

. 39.1-40 C

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High fever temp

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. 104.1-106.0 F

. 40.1-41.1 C

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How long is an acute fever?

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Less than 7 days

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How long is sub-acute fever

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Up t o 14 days

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How long is chronic/persistent fever?

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14+ days

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Continuous fevers

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. No fluctuations or fever breaks throughout length of time

. Lack true chills/rigor

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Infectious etiologies of continuous fever

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Typhoid, TB, bacterial endocarditis, fungal disease and bacterial pneumonia

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Non-infectious etiologies in continuous fever

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Neoplasms, CT, drugs

44
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Intermittent fevers

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. Interval when temp is elevated for several ours followed by an interval when temp drops back to normal

45
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Etiologies of intermittent fevers

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. Rat bite fever, malaria, cholangitis, infections w/ Borrelia recurrent is, Hodgkin’s and other neoplasms

46
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What is double quotidian fever and what is it indicative of?

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. 2 spikes of fever throughout day

. Indicative of gonococcal endocarditis

47
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What is 48 hour interval fever symptom of?

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Plasmodia Vivax, P. Ovale

48
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What disease has symptom of 72 hour interval fever?

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P. Malariae

49
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Drug fever

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. Exceeds 40.5 C
. From administration related mechanisms, pharmacological action of drug, alteration of thermoregulation, or specific drug sensitivity
. Rapid resolution upon discontinuation of meds

50
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What are administration related mechanisms for drug fever?

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. Fluid contamination

. Phlebitis (irritation of vessel from fluid)

51
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What are some pharmacological action of drugs that cause drug fever?

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Jarisch-Herxheimer rxn, tumor cell necrosis w/ chemotherapy

52
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What causes alteration of thermoregulation leading to drug fever?

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Hyperthermia

53
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Cytokines-induced fever seldom exceeds ____

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41.1 C

54
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Chills

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. Subjective shivering/shaking assoc. w/ rapid body changes in body temp.
. Causes involuntary muscle contractions that occur in response to sudden lowering of body temp. Below altered setpoint from fever

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Night sweats

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Subjective reports of nocturnal sweating that results from exaggeration of normal circadian temp. Rhythm

56
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What accompanies rise in temp?

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Feeling cold, goosebumps, and shivering

57
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What accompanies fall in temp?

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Hot and sweating

58
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Babies have ____ temp than adults

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Warmer

59
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Why do babies have higher temp than adults?

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. Larger body surface area compared to weight
. More metabolically active generating more heat
. Don’t regulate temp well (sweat less)

60
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With increasing age, body temp ____

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Decreases

61
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Are fever responses greater in kids or adults?

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Kids

62
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What populations are more likely to be sick but have normal temps or hypothermia?

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. Older patients, neonates, certain medications, immunocompromised

63
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What can occur w/ high temps in first trimester of pregnancy?

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Birth defects (anacephaly)

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Fever effect on insulin and metabolism

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. Increases insulin requirements, alters metabolism and disposition of drugs

65
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What is a fever lasting longer than 3 weeks indicative of?

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FUO, bacterial infection

66
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What is fever plus shortness of breath indicative of?

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Pneumonia, esp if patient is less than 2 or older than 65

67
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What is fever plus swollen neck/fatigue indicative of?

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EBV

68
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What is fever plus excessive fatigue indicative of?

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. Usually low grade fever

. Lymphoma, leukemia, renal or liver

69
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What is fever plus right lower abdomen pain indicative of?

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Appendicitis

70
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What is fever plus low back pain/hematuria indicative of?

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UTI
Pyelonephritis
. Nephrolithiasis

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What is fever plus sore throat indicative of?

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. Strep, pericarditis/endocarditis

72
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What is fever plus leg pain/swelling indicative of?

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Blood clot (DVT)

73
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What is fever plus GI symptoms indicative of?

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IBS, crohns, UC, celiac, gastroenteritis

74
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What is fever plus joint pain indicative of?

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RA

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What are red flags with fever that prompt hospitalization

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. Hypoxia
. Shock
. Pleural effusion
. Multilobar infiltrates in chest (sever pneumonia)
. Failure of prior outpatient therapy
. Confusion
. Unable to tolerate oral intake
. Unreliable social situation
. Sickle cell, immunocompromised, COPD or CHF
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Pleural effusion

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Fluid in lining

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CHF

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Congestive heart failure

78
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Hypothermia causes

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. Cold exposure
. Paralysis/reduced movement
. Vasoconstriction issue from sepsis/excess alcohol
. Starvation
. hypothyroidism
. Hypoglycemia
. Older adults
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What causes central fever?

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. Directly from brain injury
. Subarachnoid or intraventricular hemorrhage 
. Brain tumor
. Absence of infiltrate in chest 
. Neg. cultures
80
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Hyperthermia causes

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. NOT cytokines

. Body metabolic heat production/environmental heat load exceeds heat loss capacity or impaired heat loss

81
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hyperthermia example diseases

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Heat stroke, thyroid storm (hyperthermia)))

82
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Result of high levels of hyperthermia?

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Produces irreversible protein denaturation and resultant brain damage, death

83
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome

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. Rare, potentially lethal idiosyncratic rxn to neuroleptic meds
. Lead pipe riding its in reflexes

84
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Serotonin syndrome

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. Occurs w/in hours of ingesting agents that inc. serotonin in CNS
. Clonus and hyperflexia in reflexes

85
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Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is similar to what disease?

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Serotonin syndrome

86
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Clonus

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Bringing tendon back quickly and it shakes

87
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FUO must last over ____

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. 3 weeks

88
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Fever of unknown origin (FUO)

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. Fever over 38.3 C on several occasions

. Diagnosis has not been made after 3 outpatient visits or 3 days of hospitalization

89
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Hospital associated FUO

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. Hospitalized pt w/ fever greater than 38.3 C on several occasions due to process not present or incubating at time of admission

90
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Neutropenic FUO

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Less than 500 neutrophils/microliter

91
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Language Barrier Aspects in USA

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. 60 million Americans speak a language other than English at home
. Over 2% have limited English proficiency
. Spanish is primary non-English language
. Less likely to have regular primary/preventative care and more likely to experience dissatisfaction and adverse outcomes from clinical errors

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