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Atrial Fibrillation Management Algorithm and Checklist - CAEP Best Practices
A. Assessment and Risk Stratification
B. Rate or
Atrial Fibrillation Management ... Algorithm and Checklist ... - CAEP Best Practices ... Fibrillation #AFib #Management ... #Algorithm #Checklist
IDSA Surgical Wound Infection Algorithm
Algorithm for the management and treatment of surgical site infections (SSIs). 
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Algorithm Algorithm ... for the management ... susceptibility tests ... #Algorithm #IDSA ... #management #SSIs
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... tuberculosis, fungal infections ... • Low-grade fever ... Palmar creases - Extensor ... clue • Blood tests
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • Fever ... Tuberculin skin test ... (IGRA) • PPD (TST ... latent TB with TST ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Definition: Diffuse ... Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... allopurinol), Infection ... DAH, rule out infection ... , biopsy By Tess
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
Diagnosis and Management ... the preferred test ... the workup • Test ... syndrome: • Fever ... gonorrhea #Diagnosis #Management
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
Active TB: • Fever ... Tuberculin skin test ... (IGRA) • PPD (TST ... latent TB with TST ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
The algorithm below shows how pre-test probability could be combined with various criteria to determine which
shows how pre-test ... (~1.5% pre-test ... with a low pre-test ... pre-test probability ... is proposed: #Management
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... - Trauma - Infection ... Red Flags: • Fever ... Disseminated gonococcal infection ... Fecal occult blood test
Penicillin Allergy Pathway for Antibiotic Prescription in Patients With Penicillin Allergy
Mild Reaction - Itching, Minor rash
cephalosporin by Test ... carbapenems by Test ... Aztreonam • If infectious ... #Prescription #algorithm ... #management