Condition Info - BotMed Application

ConditionName

Osteomyelitis

ConditionDescription

Symptoms

Bone pan; Tenderness; Fever; Chills; Possible skin involvement

PhysicalFindings

ClinicalTests

Best initial test: xRay – not helpful often to r/o infection; 
If normal: MRI – bone edema(only for pts with CI to MRI - bone scan);
Most accurate: bone biopsy;
ESR: good to see response to therapy;
↑WBC;
↑CRP;

RiskFactors

DM
Staph A – most common
Vascular insufficiency
Sickle cell dz: salmonella is most common
IV drug users  - pseudomonas

IsRedFlag

IsNPLEX

Consequence

Amputation 
Chronic

ProgressionFromCondition

TreatmentOptions

PharmOptions

Antibiotics IV long term

WebLink

https://www.merckmanuals.com/en-ca/professional/musculoskeletal-and-connective-tissue-disorders/infections-of-joints-and-bones/osteomyelitis