15 results
Antibiotic Stewardship: Shorter is Better
CAP 3-5d = 5-14d
VAP 8d = 15d
Intra-abd 5 or 7d = 10
7d = 14d AECB (Acute ... 42d Neutropenic Fever ... Shorter #Longer #Course ... Antibiotics #Duration #EBM ... #Stewardship #InfectiousDiseases
Causes of Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis
Hepatocellular - Liver Parenchyma
 • Infectious: Hepatitis C, A,
Causes of Acute ... Liver Injury - Differential ... C, A, E, B, D, EBV ... PBC, 1° PSC, Cystic ... #Injury #Differential
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Hyponatremia: 1) ... Identification of onset (acute ... history (cardiac, liver ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Acute Liver Injury ... - Differential ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Nonhepatic Source ... injury #hepatitis #differential
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Pediatric Fever ... Without a Source ... years - Additional Workup ... Management #Peds #EM ... #Workup #Algorithm
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Illness (SBI): 1) ... uncharacterized fevers ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... Classification #Fever ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... Pharyngoconjunctival fever ... simplex virus 1 ... Cold, croup • EBV ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
simplex virus 1 ... virus • CMV • EBV ... • Headache • Fever ... Symptoms: • Acute ... meningeal signs (fever
Causes of Knee Effusions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Knee Effusion Red Flags:
1. Fever/Chills/Joint pain/Night sweats/Weight loss
	- DDX:
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Knee Effusions - Differential ... Fever/Chills/Joint ... HSV, Varicella, EBV ... Reactive Syndrome - Acute ... rheumatic fever
Acute Retroviral Syndrome
Acute Retroviral Syndrome is the symptomatic presentation of acute human immunodeficiency virus infection

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Acute Retroviral ... Headache (45%) • Fever ... • Viral RNA level ... Epstein-Barr virus (EBV ... p24 core Ag - Detects