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Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Treatment depends ... Actively maintained fever ... Anesthesiology #Anesthesia ... #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Diagnosis and Management ... Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... trypanosomiasis #Diagnosis #Management ... #Microbiology #InfectiousDiseases
Visceral Leishmaniasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Species: Leishmania donovani, Leishmania infantum, Leishmania chagasi
Where: South Asia, East
Diagnosis and Management ... infantum, Leishmania chagasi ... 2-6 months • Fever ... culture, PCR, K39) Treatment ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Intraoperative Anaphylaxis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Unexplained hypotension
• Unexplained bronchospasm (wheeze may be absent
trolley, anaphylaxis treatment ... Important culprits: antibiotics ... require prolonged treatment ... Intraoperative #Checklist ... #Diagnosis #Management
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
but rare triad: Fever ... weakness, sensory changes ... imaging as needed Treatment ... Surgical drainage - Antibiotics ... Abscess #diagnosis #management
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Ensure leg is at level ... progresses to anaesthesia ... including DM • Treatment ... - Antibiotic ... #treatment
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Chagas Disease - ... Diagnosis and Management ... mild (malaise, fever ... q12h)x60 days • Pediatric ... 90-120 days • Pediatric
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
culture Note that fever ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
treatment. http ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever