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The SALT Mass Casualty Triage Approach
 - SALT stands for “Sort, Assess, Lifesaving interventions, and Treatment
interventions, and Treatment ... specificity, or performance ... in an actual disaster ... #Management #Disaster ... MassCasualty #Incident #Algorithm
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT ... , Performance of ... #Table #Performance
UTI treatment
#Diagnosis #UrinaryTract #Infection #UTI #Definition #Uncomplicated  #UrinaryTract #Infection #UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #Urinary #Tract
UTI treatment # ... Infection #UTI #Algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #UrinaryTract #Fever
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aneurysm (AAA) Management ... just men > 65 who ever ... Aneurysm #AAA #Management ... Aorta #Vascular #Treatment ... #Algorithm
Management of Abdominal Distension and Bloating - Treatment Algorithm

Definitions
Pathophysiology
Organic/Pathologic Etiologies:
 • Small Intestinal Bowel Overgrowth (SIBO)
Management of Abdominal ... and Bloating - Treatment ... Algorithm Definitions ... • Pelvic Floor Dysfunction ... Distension #Bloating #Management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Stratification #Fever
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Algorithm • Temperature ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... #Algorithm #CRBSI
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
but rare triad: Fever ... bladder/ bowel dysfunction ... imaging as needed Treatment ... Abscess #diagnosis #management
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
- Fever spikes ... splenomegaly, liver dysfunction ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... #rheumatology #management
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
permanent organ dysfunction ... Treatment depends ... Actively maintained fever ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management