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Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... #EBM #Fever ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Table #Performance
Morphological Criteria for Discriminating Ventricular Tachycardia from Supraventricular Tachycardia with Aberration

Source Article: Wide Complex Tachycardia –
Morphological Criteria ... Distinguishing #Criteria ... #Differences #Comparison ... #Brugada #Algorithm
Management Algorithm for Confusion
- Substrate verification, glucose, oxygen checks
- Toxidrome present
- Focal findings on neurologic examination
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Management Algorithm ... examination - Fever ... , SIRS criteria ... Delirium #Management #Algorithm
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
transfusion • Criteria ... : ARDS Berlin Criteria ... explain symptoms • Fever ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... have no clinical criteria ... purposes of this algorithm ... within 10 d of fever ... Disease #Incomplete #Algorithm
VT versus SVT with Aberration - Interpretation Cheat Sheet

Features favouring VT
● Absence of typical RBBB or
Brugada algorithm ... Morphology criteria ... Aberration #Aberrancy #Comparison
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the ... Diagnosis * Fever ... >5d * Criteria ... Incomplete (2-3 criteria ... #Workup #Algorithm
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Performance thorough ... event, follow ACC algorithm
Approach to treating a diabetic patient with a foot infection.

Consider hospitalization if any of the following
the following criteria ... toxicity (e.g., fever ... diabeticfootulcer #footwound #algorithm