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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
serious bacterial infections ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... • Gram-negative ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Pediatrics Sepsis Screening
SIGNS OF INFECTION?
 • Fever (>38C)
 • Hypothermia (<36C)
 • Cough/chest pain/respiratory distress
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Pediatrics Sepsis ... Screening SIGNS OF INFECTION ... • Fever (>38C) ... HIGH RISK MEDICAL ... #peds #diagnosis
Melioidosis - Skin Infection
63M h/o diabetes with c/o fever, chest pain, dyspnea x 3 days, CT
Melioidosis - Skin Infection ... diabetes with c/o fever ... with progressive changes ... cultures ->gram-negative ... Risk factors ->
Chagas Disease - American Trypanosomiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Chagas disease (American trypanosomiasis) is an infectious
Diagnosis and Management ... trypanosomiasis) is an infectious ... family Route of infections ... mild (malaise, fever ... serology, smear negative
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... Infection - Infection ... , Trypanosoma (Chagas ... Transfusion #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
S/sx: Fever, flank ... • Infection - ... , Trypanosoma (Chagas ... Transfusions #diagnosis #management ... #hematology #reactions
Neonatal Resuscitation - Preparation and Overview
Preparation:
 - All health professionals dealing with newborn infants should be
attendance at all high-risk ... accurate timing of changes ... - Give 5 inflation ... #Preparation #peds ... #management #pediatrics
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... inflammatory response Risk ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... Needle-shaped, negatively ... Diagnose concomitant infection