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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... ” an infant with ... fever without source ... CRP < 20 mg/L #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
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
carbon loving' Risk ... Corticosteroids, alcohol ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... specificity of PCR ... #management #treatment
Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS) - ICU OnePager

Scoring Alcohol Withdrawal Syndrome (AWS):
 • PAWSS
 • CIWA-Ar
 •
3% - High risk ... hallucinations, with intact ... instability (low grade fever ... Syndrome #AWS #diagnosis ... #treatment #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... Intraabdominal - Orthopedic ... one post op Cardiology ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
and Management ... Bone Groups at risk ... eating habits • Infants ... , persons with alcohol ... vasculitis Treatment
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
and Management ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... 12-24 Hours • Fever ... • Weight loss, alcohol ... #management #treatment