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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... “low risk” an infant ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Peds #Febrile #Infant
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... and symptoms: ... if neutropenic fever ... progress to MDS or acute ... #management #treatment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
frequently affects infants ... : HLH signs and ... symptoms can mimic ... presents as an acute ... #management #treatment
Pericarditis can be seen on EKG with diffuse ST elevations without reciprocal changes along with diffuse
First line treatment ... #Acute #Pericarditis ... #Cardiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Bronchiolitis
Bronchiolitis is a viral inflamation of the bronchioles and the commonest LRTI in under 1s'. It's
symptoms for 1 ... REMEMBER - infants ... Bronchiolitis #pediatrics ... #diagnosis #management ... #peds #treatment
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... and Management Pearls ... Treatment: Single ... PeterboroughEM #Croup #Diagnosis ... #Management #pediatrics
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
Typical symptoms ... Less Typical Symptoms ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... #management #cardiology ... #pharmacology #
ISCHEMIA Trial - Management Algorithm for patients with Stable Angina

Stress Test -> ? +moderate or severe
Catheterization with intent ... with a stable symptom ... This is not for acute ... Angina #ChestPain #Diagnosis ... #Cardiology #EBM
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis ... 5) History of acute ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Toxic Salicylate Level ... #management #Treatment