Chapter 018 Fever and Rash (Part 2) pot

... Chapter 018. Fever and Rash (Part 2) Centrally Distributed Maculopapular Eruptions Centrally distributed rashes, in which lesions are primarily truncal, ... marginatum, the rash of acute rheumatic fever (Chap. 315), has a distinctive pattern of enlarging and shifting transient annular lesions. Collagen vascular diseases may cause fever and rash. Patients ... pe...

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... 2006 Schlossberg D: Fever and rash. Infect Dis Clin North Am 10:101, 1996 [PMID: 8698985] Weber DJ et al: The acutely ill patient with fever and rash, in Principles and Practice of Infectious ... bite and the papule/plaque base of each vesicle. Disseminated Vibrio vulnificus infection (Chap. 149) or ecthyma gangrenosum due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Chap. Chapter 018. F...

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... individuals exercising at elevated ambient Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 2) Hyperthermia Although most patients with elevated body temperature have fever, there are circumstances in ... prescription psychotropic drugs and illicit drugs. Drug-induced hyperthermia may be caused by monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs), tricyclic antidepressants, and amphetamin...

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... required for fever production. Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 3) Pathogenesis of Fever Pyrogens The term pyrogen is used to describe any substance that causes fever. Exogenous ... encoded by a separate gene, and each pyrogenic cytokine has been shown to cause fever in laboratory animals and in humans. When injected into humans, IL-1 and TNF produce f...

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... Chapter 017. Fever and Hyperthermia (Part 4) Chronology of events required for the induction of fever. AMP, adenosine 5'-monophosphate; ... prostaglandin E 2 ; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.There are four receptors for PGE 2 , and each signals the cell in different ways. Of the four receptors, the third (EP-3) is essential for fever: ... deleted in mice, no fever follo...

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... presentation is often more subtle and other disease processes, toxin exposures, or psychiatric diagnoses should be considered. After initial stimulation by hypothermia, there is progressive depression ... 20 -2). Without knowing the core temperature, it can be difficult to interpret other vital signs. For example, a tachycardia disproportionate to the core temperature suggests secondar...

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... (vestibulospinal pathway), and the reticular formation (reticulospinal pathway). These pathways influence axial and proximal muscles and are involved in the maintenance of posture and integrated movements ... motor neurons have their cell bodies in layer V of the primary motor cortex Chapter 023. Weakness and Paralysis (Part 2) Pathogenesis Upper Motor Neuron Weakness...

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... Chapter 026. Confusion and Delirium (Part 2) Epidemiology Delirium is a common disease, but its reported incidence ... inpatients, and the diagnosis is especially problematic in the ICU environment where cognitive dysfunction is often difficult to appreciate in the setting of serious systemic illness and sedation. ... benign prognosis. Delirium has now been clearly associ...

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... are manifest as ECF volume contraction or expansion and imply abnormal Na + balance. Sodium Intake Chapter 046. Sodium and Water (Part 2) Water Excretion In contrast to the ingestion ... hormone), a polypeptide synthesized in the supraoptic and paraventricular nuclei of the hypothalamus and secreted by the posterior pituitary gland. The binding of AVP to V 2 rece...

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... Chapter 040. Diarrhea and Constipation (Part 2) Neural Control The small intestine and colon have intrinsic and extrinsic innervation. The intrinsic ... the small intestine and colon are part of the autonomic nervous system and also modulate motor and secretory functions. The parasympathetic nerves convey visceral sensory and excitatory pathways ... non-neural me...

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