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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 ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #LP #Antibiotics ... #Risk #Stratification
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... components of the algorithm ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #LP #Antibiotics
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
to identify low-risk ... treatment. http ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... #LP #Antibiotics
Pediatric Vomiting - Gastrointestinal and Systemic Causes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hepatobiliary:
 • Acute Hepatitis
 • Acute
Pediatric Vomiting ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Hepatobiliary ... Chemotherapy • Antibiotics ... #Algorithm #Causes
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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mmol/L - Consider cause ... ECG and rate of rise ... Shift K+ into cells ... blood glucose Prevention ... Hyperkalemia #management #algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
• Most common cause ... pneumonia • DM risk ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... treatment until ... #differential #causes
Short Stature - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Normal Variant, Normal Puberty Onset (BA = CA)
 • Familial Short
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Normal ... • Cushing's Disease ... Panhypopituitarism Treatment ... #causes #pediatrics
Refeeding Syndrome Overview

What Is It?
	• Electrolyte/fluid shifts caused by initiation of nutrition in severely malnourished patient.
Risk Factors: ... due to chronic disease ... hyperparathyroidism Treatment ... /Prevention: • ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Clarkson’s Disease - Capillary leak syndrome
Epidemiology: Roughly 150 published cases, Median age 50 years, No sex
150 published cases ... vascular filling +++ (risk ... flares: • Prevention ... of at-risk situations ... leak #syndrome #diagnosis
Paget's Disease of Bone

 • Characterized by an ↑ rate of bone turnover with both excessive
Caused by ( ... hyperparathyroidism and ↑ risk ... vertebral bodies, pelvis ... #Bone #diagnosis ... #management #treatment