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Perianal Crohn's Disease - IBD Algorithm

 • 5-40% w perianal fistula
 • ↑ risk if colonic
Algorithm • ... Crohns #Disease #IBDAlgorithm ... #IBD #Algorithm ... gastroenterology #management ... #treatment
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Evaluation and Management ... department with fever ... Section on Emergency ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... There are clear ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Fatigue and IBD Algorithm
 • 40-50% patients have fatigue despite clinical remission
 • Risk factors: BMI,
Algorithm • 40- ... clinical remission • Risk ... NRH & Heme eval. re ... ileal Crohn's/resection ... #management
Mild-to-Moderate Ulcerative Colitis - Management Algorithm
Curcumin:
 • Natural phytochemical from turmeric
 • 2g/day divided in 2-3
Ulcerative Colitis - Management ... : diet rich in pre ... long-term dosing given risk ... #Colitis #UC #Management ... #treatment #IBD
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Diagnosis • Pre-existing ... levels (levels ↑ in pre-eclampsia ... sx: dyspnea on exertion ... Avoid ARBs • ICD ... #cardiology #treatment
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
, smudge cells are ... 1) Incidental detection ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... chemotherapy for low-risk ... hemeonc #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 ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
lymph nodes Risk ... inhibitors • Injection ... Active TB: • Fever ... Inhibitor: • Risk ... TB #Diagnosis #Management
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... whether benefit > risk ... - Never “lifelong ... Antibiotics as per ... Joint #Infection #treatment