8 results
Causes of Fever by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Fever #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Fever ... System #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Fever #Differential ... #Ddxof
Eye Anatomy and Key Diagnoses Rule of 2s - Anterior Eye - Utilize slit lamp exam
exam #Diagnosis #EM ... RuleOf2s #RuleOfTwos #Table ... AnteriorChamber #Lens #ALiEM
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... Classification #Fever ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
triad (back pain + fever ... 13% #Diagnosis #EM ... Abscess #Algorithm #ALiEM
Cellulitis - Appears as "cobblestoning," caused by interstitial edema separating adipose tissue 

#Clinical #EM #POCUS #Cellulitis
cobblestoning," caused ... #Clinical #EM ... #Cobblestone #ALiEM
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Pediatric Fever ... Management #Peds #EM ... PneumococcalConjugateVaccines #NoUTI #ALiEM
Scleritis - Most common immune cause: Rheumatoid arthritis. Exam: Deep episcleral plexus is vascularly engorged –
common immune cause ... edema #Clinical #EM ... SlitLamp #Scleritis #ALiEM
The modified Sgarbossa Rule uses proportions to identify acute AMI in the setting of ST-elevations in
Sgarbossa Rule uses ... MI #Diagnosis #EM ... Sgarbossa #Criteria #ALiEM