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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
) Management and ... just men > 65 who ever ... #Management #Aorta ... #Vascular #Treatment ... #Algorithm
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... for each of the components ... of the algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Algorithm • Temperature ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... #Algorithm #CRBSI
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
A nonpruritic macular ... negative RF and ANA ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... #rheumatology #management
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
AHA consensus recommendations ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... echo is positive, treatment ... within 10 d of fever ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
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 ... and undergoing AAA ... medical and surgical management
Takayasu's Arteritis (TAK) - Vasculitis Management Algorithm - ACR/VF 2021 Guidelines
 • Active TAK not on
) - Vasculitis Management ... Algorithm - ACR ... immunosuppressive Rx: MTX, AZA ... , +/- TNFi • Vascular ... #Treatment #ACR2021
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
This is an algorithm ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Relapsing Polychondritis

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

Who?
• Most frequently: 40
Nonspecific symptoms: Fever ... connective tissue components ... Nonspecific ↑ ESR, CRP, ANA ... affected tissue Treatment ... rheumatology #diagnosis #management