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Lung Abscess
Microbiology:
 • Polymicrobial 
 • Anaerobes (most common) 
Clinical: 
 • Indolent symptoms that evolve
to rnonths • Fever ... Treatment: • Empiric
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
circuit and start empiric ... Responds quickly to empiric ... • Persistent fever ... improvement after empiric ... • Persistent fever
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Neutropenic Fever - Reassess after 2-4 days of empirical antibiotic
of Neutropenic Fever ... after 2-4 days of empirical ... #neutropenic #fever
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
for Neutropenic Fever ... and Prolonged Fever ... management of fever ... after 2-4 days of empirical ... after 4 days of empirical
Checklist for Treatment of Delirium in the ICU 

Remove causative factors 
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Exclude hypoglycemia if
or persistent fevers ... encephalopathy possible, empiric ... cirrhotic, consider empiric
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
cystitis, may have fever ... infection, such as fever ... Management: • Empiric
Fever in the Returning International Traveler
Investigations after comprehensive physical examination including thorough skin examination: 
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Fever in the Returning ... Dengue +- Arbovirus Empiric ... Undifferentiated fever ... @BoggildLab #Fever ... Returning #Traveler #empiric
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
men Consider empiric ... Bloody diarrhea, fever
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
culture Note that fever ... Treatment • Empiric
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
lumbar puncture nor empiric ... Stratification #Fever