8 results
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... Procalcitonin <0.5 ng/mL ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Epilepticus - Management ... between them PEDS ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... #treatment #algorithm ... #neurology
Management of interstitial lung disease (ILD)-associated with systemic sclerosis (SSc)

Therapeutic indication: absolute decline in FVC >10%
Management of interstitial ... DLCO >15% (or 3 ... systemicsclerosis #SSc #pulmonary ... #indications #management ... #treatment #algorithm
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
frequently affects infants ... < 3 months of age ... acute or subacute febrile ... Ferritin >500 ng/mL ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Risk factors 3. ... correction: Levels 2-3 ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #neurology
Management of Convulsive Status Epilepticus in children
Stabilization Phase (Seizure 0-5 minutes):
 • Check and maintain ABC
Management of Convulsive ... : 8 mg) over 2-3 ... Epilepticus #seizure #Management ... #neurology #pediatrics ... #peds #algorithm
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
3) Abdominal, ... by culture or serology ... transplantation • MCC ... MC: CNS CSF: • ... Fungal #Diagnosis #Management