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Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
#Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics ... #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever #RebelEM
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Illness Script
Epidemiology:
 - Patients at risk for bacteremia: IVDU, dental abscess, HD
- Patients at risk ... but rare triad: Fever ... weakness, sensory changes ... Surgical drainage - Antibiotics ... #diagnosis #management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... pneumonia • DM risk ... : • 80% have fever ... Management: • ... Intervention: - Fevers
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics ... #Fever
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
infections • Gram-negative ... carbon loving' Risk ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Candidemia Workup and Management - IDSA Guidelines
1) Antibiotics
 • Empiric: Echinocandins (e.g. micafungin) for most patients
Candidemia Workup and Management ... Guidelines 1) Antibiotics ... Susceptibilities, Negative ... Other hardware - Risk-Benefit ... within one week to assess
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
culture Note that fever ... • 15-35% Gram negative ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... peritonitis #Diagnosis #Management ... #InfectiousDiseases
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... whether benefit > risk ... - Never “lifelong ... patient q6-12mo to assess ... #Debridement #Management
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
• Coagulase-negative ... night sweats, fever ... • IV Antibiotics ... Persistent bacteremia/fevers ... Endocarditis #diagnosis #management
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
to identify low-risk ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever