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Neutropenic Fever Management Algorithm

Temperature > 38°C and ANC < 500/µL

#Neutropenic #Fever #neutropenia #oncology #Management #Algorithm
Neutropenic Fever ... Management Algorithm ... ANC < 500/µL #Neutropenic ... #Fever #neutropenia ... #oncology #Management
IDSA Algorithm for the Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia

LOW RISK
 • Antidpated neutropenia < 7
for the Initial Management ... of Fever and Neutropenia ... • Antidpated neutropenia ... #neutropenic #fever ... IDSA #Algorithm #Management
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic Enterocolitis (NEC)
Major Criteria:
 • Neutropenia (ANC <500 x 10^9 cells/L)
 • Bowel
Diagnostic criteria for Neutropenic ... Criteria: • Neutropenia ... 30mm length) • Fever ... Diagnosis #criteria #hematology ... #oncology
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Neutropenic Fever - Reassess after 2-4 days of empirical antibiotic
Algorithm for the Management ... of Neutropenic ... Fever - Reassess ... #neutropenic #fever ... IDSA #Algorithm #Management
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
Fever - Initial ... Prolonged Fever ... of fever and neutropenia ... High-risk patient with fever ... #neutropenic #fever
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
infections from neutropenia ... antibiotics if neutropenic ... fever) Complications ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
"Initial management of FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA. Adapted from the 2011 Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines"-McMaster Textbook
"Initial management ... of FEBRILE NEUTROPENIA ... EMPENDIUM #Neutropenia ... #Febrile #Fever ... #Neutropenic #Management
Typhlitis - Neutropenic Enterocolitis

Pathophysiology:
 • Chemo → friable intestinal mucosa → bacterial translocation +/- perforation
Presentation:
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Typhlitis - Neutropenic ... Presentation: • Fever ... perforation) • Fever ... #Typhlitis #Neutropenic ... #oncology #management
Oncologic Emergencies - Differential Diagnosis Framework

HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC EMERGENCIES:
Hyperviscosity Syndrome:
 • Spontaneous bleeding
 • Shortness of breath
Oncologic Emergencies ... HEMATOLOGIC ONCOLOGIC ... • Early death Neutropenic ... Fever: • Absolute ... STRUCTURAL ONCOLOGIC
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Clinical Features: Fever, Splenomegaly, Hepatomegaly, Lymphadenopathy, Confusion
Classic lab findings in HLH: ↑↑ ferritin, Anemia,
Clinical Features: Fever ... Thrombocytopenia, Neutropenia ... 8 criteria: • Fever ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #hematology