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Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... - No other fever ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... #Diagnosis #Management ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds #Risk #Stratification
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
for each of the components ... of the algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... of complement components ... 2-6 months • Fever ... Weight Loss • Can cause ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
My Patient with Infective Endocarditis (IE) Has Negative Blood Cultures
 - Did they receive antibiotics prior
therapy - Number one cause ... Fungal (Histoplasma ... patient a surgical candidate ... BloodCultures #Diagnosis #Management ... #Algorithm
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
Common Pathogens Candida ... (most frequent cause ... and may include fever ... when feasible Management ... mortality #candida
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... medical and surgical management ... Risk #Evaluation #stratification
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
COMMON CAUSES + ... negative bacteria, fungi ... (e.g., Candida) ... • Symptoms: Fever ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT
Candida Glabrata
Species of Candida Most Commonly Isolated in Bloodstream Infections
 • Symptomatic mucosal infection is detected
infections include rare cases ... with persistent fever ... candidemia #diagnosis #management ... #fungemia #management ... #infectiousdiseases
Relapsing Polychondritis

What is it?
Recurrent inflammation of the cartilage in the body (Autoimmune disorder)

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Nonspecific symptoms: Fever ... hearing loss, nausea ... connective tissue components ... ○ Syphilis ○ Fungal ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management