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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Febrile Infants #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... Stratification #Fever
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... months of age) Risk ... - No other fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
carbon loving' Risk ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management ... #treatment
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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and Management ... Risk Factors: ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... immunocompromised, IBD) • ↑Risk ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... #management #treatment ... #infectiousdiseases
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
There are similarities and differences between these 3 conditions which all carry treatment implications. Each mimic
which all carry treatment ... diabetic as you risk ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #treatment #criticalcare
Summary of Monkeypox: Current Knowledge as of May 2022
 • What is Monkeypox?
 • Origins of
- Prodrome: Fever ... specific proven treatment ... upon exposure risk ... #management #virus ... #infectiousdiseases