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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... Procalcitonin <0.5 ng ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant
Hyperviscosity Syndrome - Causes and Treatment

 - Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (most common) / Plasmapheresis 
 - Multiple
hyperleukocytosis (AML ... Phlebotomy - MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... Syndrome #Causes #Differential ... #Management
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
is seen, treat as ... fracture • ED Management ... recommendations MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM ... XRay #Diagnosis #Management
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Rare: DAH, acute febrile ... initiation • Differential ... sepsis), PE, DAH, CHF ... APML #diagnosis #management
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
disrupted, treat as ... capitellum (age 1), radial ... syndrome • ED Management ... recommendations MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM
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 ... respectively, were as ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
edema visualized as ... Reversible course Differential ... epilepticus Treatment ... underlying cause • Treatment ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
fatigue, altered mental ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... #heartfailure #chf
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... May have typical HF ... defibrillator as ... deteriorating on medical ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Medical history ... disease b) CHF ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... perioperative medical ... and surgical management