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Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
#Diagnosis #Management ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics ... #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever #RebelEM
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
for each of the components ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics ... #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Antibiotic Management ... Hemodynamically stable ... Antibiotic Management ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... Lung Abscess Management ... once stable - ... Intervention: - Fevers
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
but rare triad: Fever ... Diagnosis: - MRI ... Surgical drainage - Antibiotics ... Abscess #diagnosis #management
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
- Initial Management ... Initial management ... days of empirical antibiotic ... days of empirical antibiotics ... and clinically stable
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
puncture nor empiric antibiotic ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics ... #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Key Components: ... or family - Ever ... physical exam - Key components ... medical and surgical management ... Risk #Evaluation #stratification
Orthopedic Dressing Materials
1. Opsite - semi-permeable-thin, adhesive transparent polyurethrane film 
 • Indications: Superficial wounds as
antiseptics or antibiotics ... worn for 3-5 days-fewer ... exudate & harmful components ... Dressings #Materials #management ... wound #comparison #table
Invasive Fungal Infection (IFI)

Invasive fungal infections are severe infections in which fungal pathogens invade normally sterile
broad-spectrum antibiotic ... broad-spectrum antibiotic ... and may include fever ... Imaging studies (CT, MRI ... when feasible Management