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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 ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics ... #Risk #Stratification
Oroya Fever
Hematologic disease caused by Bartonella bacilliformis
Restricted to the Andes highlands of Peru & Ecuador
B. bacilliformis:
intracellular, Aerobic - Cocci ... Nodular → Mular DIAGNOSIS ... Peripheral smear - Cocci ... TREATMENT: ​• Acute ... Supportive and antibiotics
Chronic Myelomonocytic Leukemia (CMML)

 • Definition
 • DDx
 • Dx Tool and Risk Stratification
 • Treatment
Tool and Risk Stratification ... • Treatment Algorithm ... CMML #oncology #diagnosis
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
start empiric antibiotics ... Antibiotic Management ... quickly to empiric antibiotics ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis
Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis
Diagnosis:
 • Mildly elevated peripheral WBC, Eosinophilia (25%), Elevated ESR, Procalcitonin normal (95%)
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Coccidiomycosis - Diagnosis ... Diagnosis: • Mildly ... space) • ElA for Cocci ... trend response to treatment ... #Coccidioides #Diagnosis
Chronic Neutrophilic Leukemia (CNL)

 • Signaling Pathway
 • WHO Dx Critera
 • Risk Stratification
 • Treatment
Critera • Risk Stratification ... • Treatment Algorithm ... Neutrophilic #Leukemia #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... 10,000 new cases diagnosed ... and risk-stratification ... only curative treatment ... #Management #treatment
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics ... #Risk #Stratification
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... Management: • Antibiotics ... Switch to oral antibiotics ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until
Diabetic foot infections (DFIs) is a common complication of longstanding diabetes, and it is associated with
gram-positive cocci ... chronic or follow antibiotic ... treatment, and ... Empiric antibiotic ... gram-positive cocci