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1/ Hey #IDFellows, here is a new #IDTwitter Tweetorial: 24F w/1 wk hx pharyngitis + 1d cough & SOB. VS T 39.3C, RR 23, SpO2 92%, HR 112. Exam with tonsillar swelling & erythema; L neck pain and swelling on palpation. CXR w/peripheral nodular opacities. Best empiric abx?
2/ Lemierre’s syndrome = #eponym for suppurative thrombophlebitis of the jugular vein. Often preceded by pharyngitis +/- neck swelling. Commonly associated with pulmonary septic emboli. Check these #NEJM Clinical Images:
3/ Most common organisms include Fusobacterium necrophorum >>> other fusobacterium > anaerobic streptococci. Fusobacterium necrophorum, an anaerobic gram-negative rod, seems to be distinctively adept at causing septic thrombophlebitis. 
Which is your favorite hypertension syndrome #eponym?
So a short #VisualMnemonic quiz thread on some of the #HTNsyndromes I can never remember🤔 (list is not all inclusive)
Some are better than others.🤷♀️If nothing else, hope it's fun.🎉
#timetostudy #boardprep
Some are better than others.🤷♀️If nothing else, hope it's fun.🎉
#timetostudy #boardprep
A young man comes to you with high blood pressure since teen years.
K is high, Bicarb is low.
What is the mechanism of his HTN?
(MC = mineralocorticoid)
K is high, Bicarb is low.
What is the mechanism of his HTN?
(MC = mineralocorticoid)
