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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis 
Clinical 
 • Fever 
 • Chills 
 • Abdominal pain 
Diagnosis
Clinical • Fever ... Diagnosis • PMN ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Neutropenic Fever Management Algorithm

Temperature > 38°C and ANC < 500/µL

#Neutropenic #Fever #neutropenia #oncology #Management #Algorithm
Neutropenic Fever ... Management Algorithm ... Temperature > 38°C and ANC ... #Neutropenic #Fever ... oncology #Management #Algorithm
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
culture-positive SBP ... culture-positive SBP ... if other signs (fever ... , mortality in SBP ... #Peritonitis #SBP
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... Approach to Pediatric Fever ... mL CRP mg/L or ANC ... Management #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #Infant #Fever
PEMSource: Algorithm for fever WITHOUT source by Age
#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Fever #Without #Source #Table #Algorithm #PEMSource
PEMSource: Algorithm ... for fever WITHOUT ... Management #Peds #Fever ... Without #Source #Table ... #Algorithm #PEMSource
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Bacterial Illness (SBI ... common cause of SBI ... uncharacterized fevers ... suggested if: - ANC ... Classification #Fever
IDSA Algorithm for the Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia

LOW RISK
 • Antidpated neutropenia < 7
IDSA Algorithm for ... Management of Fever ... and clinically stable ... #neutropenic #fever ... #IDSA #Algorithm
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
bacterial infections (SBI ... components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... Stratification #Fever
JNC8 blood pressure goals for the treatment of hypertension are a lot simpler than they may
diagram shows the algorithm ... disease, then the BP ... patients have a BP ... from the 2017 ACC ... #primarycare #algorithm
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
confusion and fever ... BP stable, HR 115 ... This is relapsing fever ... multiple Borrelia spp ... The table below