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Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
triad (back pain + fever ... Diagnosis #EM #NSG ... Epidural #Abscess #Algorithm ... #ALiEM
Iron Deficiency in Heart Failure - Diagnosis and Treatment Algorithm
Diagnosis: Ferritin <100 ng/mL (absolute ID) OR
Diagnosis and Treatment ... Algorithm Diagnosis ... carboxymaltose should ... diagnosis #management #algorithm ... #cardiology #treatment
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
- Screening should ... just men > 65 who ever ... Aorta #Vascular #Treatment ... #Algorithm
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... Procalcitonin <0.5 ng ... Stratification #Fever
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS ... RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT ... criteria #EBM #Fever
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • Fever ... Tuberculin skin test ... Tuberculosis Treatment ... Initiating Treatment ... HIV-infected patients should
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
- Fever spikes ... criteria, 2 of which should ... Ferritin >3000 ng ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... other explanation should ... echo is positive, treatment ... should be given ... within 10 d of fever
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... diagnosis and treatment ... initial screening test ... should be TS and ... hemochromatosis #algorithm
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
following: • Fever ... Ferritin >500 ng ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... • Infection should ... antibiotic therapy should