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Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Febrile Infants #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... Stratification #Fever
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... months of age) Risk ... - No other fever ... #UTI #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Stratification #Fever
Evaluation of Electrical Injury in the Emergency Department 

Common Injuries by System:

CNS - Seizure, coma, spinal
compartment syndrome ... - high risk in ... Electricity #Evaluation #Diagnosis ... #Management #Emergency ... #Algorithm
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... Risk Factors: ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... relevance of +PCR and -AFB ... #management #treatment
Neurological Side Effects of Antipsychotic Drugs
Acute dystonia - Spasm of muscles of tongue, face, neck, back
patients at highest risk ... Antiparkinsonian agents are diagnostic ... Elderly at greatest risk ... Extreme rigidity, fever ... #pharmacology #management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Differentiation Syndrome ... Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Attempt if high risk ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... #management #hematology
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... inflammatory response Risk ... sex • Metabolic syndrome ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... #management #treatment
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... for Refeeding Syndrome ... diabetic as you risk ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management