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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... with fever without ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant ... Stratification #Fever
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Syndrome (HCPS): Febrile ... • Prodrome: fever ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... • Supportive: ICU ... #management #treatment
COVID-19 - A Seattle Intensivist's One-Page Cheat-Sheet on COVID-19 v2.7 Updated March 26 2020

(v2.7) incorporating newer
COVID19 in the ICU ... 31 • First US case ... #Management #Summary ... #Coronavirus #CriticalCare ... : Marino's The ICU
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
Delirium in the ICU ... or persistent fevers ... Delirium #Checklist #Management ... #Treatment #MICU ... #CriticalCare
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... Rare: DAH, acute febrile ... organ dysfuxtion, ICU ... #management #hematology
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... - 80% have fever ... : - If febrile ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis ... #management #hematology
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
and Management ... donovani, Leishmania infantum ... 2-6 months • Fever ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... #management #treatment
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... get an EKG and CXR ... bedside echo is never ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
the determined cause ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare ... #icu #clinical ... #pharmacology