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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Status Epilepticus ... - Management Seizure ... SarahFoohey #Status ... algorithm #peds #pediatrics ... #neurology
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... in the United States ... conditions Diagnosis: Serology ... tularensis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... Status Epilepticus ... Refractory Status ... Epilepticus #seizure #Management ... #neurology #pediatrics
Guillain-Barre Syndrome - Summary

Acute AIDP that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness

Epidemiology:
 • 1-2 cases/100,000 per
• Weakness: Starts ... cardiomyopathy, Horner ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #neurology
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... Vector-borne (most ... symptoms, positive serology ... q12h)x60 days • Pediatric ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... Move sooner to PRBCs ... and transport STAT ... cord injury #Pediatrics ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
iron overload states ... by culture or serology ... Diagnosis: • Serology ... ) #Mycoses #InfectiousDiseases ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management
Blastomycosis Summary

Pathogen: 
 • Dimorphic fungus - Blastomyces dermatitidis or Blastomyces gilchristii.
 • The fungus lives
basins, midwestern states ... Pregnancy • Outdoor worker ... Blastomycosis #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Babesiosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary 
Disease: Release of merozoites from erythrocytes and associated loss of
Diagnosis and Management ... Asymptomatic - Mostly in pediatric ... parasitemia • Serology ... Babesia #Diagnosis #Management ... #microbiology #InfectiousDiseases