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Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Persistent fever and/or bacteremia ... Persistent fever and/or bacteremia ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... components of the algorithm ... Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #LP #Antibiotics
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
Patients at risk for bacteremia ... most common (63%) Clinical ... imaging as needed Treatment ... Surgical drainage - Antibiotics
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... drainage plus oral antibiotics ... treatment or those ... or those with clinical ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
IDSA - Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy
Minimum frequency of sore throat episodes:
 • Seven or more episodes
preceding 3 y Clinical ... streptococcus Treatment ... • Antibiotics ... notation in a clinical ... Tonsillectomy #peds #pediatrics
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
This is an algorithm ... puncture nor empiric antibiotic ... treatment. http ... EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... #LP #Antibiotics
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... Pathophysiology: • Bacteria ... Management: • Empiric antibiotics ... data • Early treatment
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... purposes of this algorithm ... echo is positive, treatment ... those >day 10 with clinical ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Bacteria Exploding after Exposure to Penicillin
Escherichia coli cells burst after treatment with ampicillin, a derivative of
Bacteria Exploding ... cells burst after treatment ... #Bacteria #exploding ... explosion #Penicillin #clinical ... microscopy #video #antibiotics