Run Time: 5 minutes Author: Dr. David Rosenberg Educational Pearls: There are two cases of diphtheria per year in the United States due to our ubiquitously provided vaccinations. Diphtheria presents with a grey, leather-like appearance in the back of the throat as well as a “seal-bark” cough. This is caused by a relatively weak bacteria called Corynebacterium…
Read MoreRun Time: 7 minutes Author: Dr. Donald Stader Educational Pearls: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) was first described in 1922 by pediatricians Dr. Stevens and Dr. Johnson after severe rash and skin peeling in one of their patients. SJS is described on a scale of <10% of body affected is Steve-Johnson Syndrome, 10%-30% is called Steven-Johnson/TENS, and…
Read MoreRun Time: 2 minutes Author: Dr. Christopher Holmes Educational Pearls: Old Sepsis criteria included 2 SIRS criteria – Temperature > 100.4°F, Heart Rate >90 bpm, Respiratory Rate >20, and White Blood Cell count > 12,000 mm3 – and a suspected source of infection. New Method involves SOFA – Sequencial Organ Failure Assessment scale – which…
Read MoreRun Time: 3 minutes Author: Dr. Jared Scott Educational Pearls: A patient presented with tachycardia, hypoxia, shortness of breath, neck swelling, neck tenderness, and knee pain. Lemierre’s Syndrome is a thrombosis of internal jugular vein following a seemingly benign oral infection caused by Fusobacterium necrophorum. This thrombosis is a nidus for further infection across the body….
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