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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 ... Infants <3 months old ... AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS ... #Table #Performance
Cold Urticaria
Prevalence - 0.05% in the population
Disease onset - Mostly 2nd to 4th decades of life
Causes
symptoms - Headache, fever ... vertigo Diagnostic tests ... - Ice cube test ... , TempTest test ... rheumatology #comparison #table
Iron Deficiency Anemia vs Anemia of Chronic Disease - Laboratory Testing

SUMMARY:
 - RDW, FEP, serum iron,
Anemia of Chronic Disease ... - Laboratory Testing ... Ferritin-best non-invasive test ... marrow iron stain-"gold ... #Comparison #Table
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Positive Coombs testing ... post infectious setting ... Symptoms: High fevers ... • Diagnostic Test ... Donath-Landsteiner test
Commonly Used Diagnostic Tests for Celiac Disease

Tissue transglutaminase (tTG) IgA antibodies
 - Most reliable noninvasive test
for Celiac Disease ... patients with celiac disease ... , considered gold ... #Testing #Laboratory ... #Workup #Table
Diagnostic algorithm for a child or adolescent with suspected pulmonary hypertension. CHD, congenital heart disease; CPET,
Diagnostic algorithm ... cardiopulmonary exercise testing ... bronchopulmonary dysplasia; CLD ... liver function test ... Hypertension #Workup #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Agglutination - Cold ... bartonella (oroya fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... workup #hematology #testing
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Performance thorough ... Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... determine if stress test
Medical Treatment Algorithm for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Initial medical treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Medical Treatment Algorithm ... Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ... obstructive pulmonary disease ... the outpatient setting ... assessment test
Celiac Disease Testing Algorithm
INDICATIONS FOR TESTING:  Nonspecific symptoms (iron-deficiency anemia, failure to thrive, fever, skin
Celiac Disease Testing ... Algorithm INDICATIONS ... failure to thrive, fever ... and weight loss) Tests ... #Testing #Algorithm