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Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
in the urine Procalcitonin ... >= 0.5 ng/mL CRP ... Diagnosis #Management #StepByStep
Procalcitonin Guided Antibiotics in Sepsis

Efficacy and Safety of Procalcitonin Guidance in Patients With Suspected or Confirmed
Procalcitonin Guided ... and Safety of Procalcitonin ... Nicholas Zimick, MD, MS ... @ZimickMD #Procalcitonin
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
leukocytes in urine - Procalcitonin ... <10,000/mm3 - CRP ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
History in favor of CAP ... septic shock), ↑ Procalcitonin ... Criteria for Severe CAP ... - Severe CAP present ... EricsMedicalLectures/ #CAP
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
C-reactive protein (CRP ... ) +/- Procalcitonin
Rotator Cuff Syndrome - SITS
Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres minor, and Subscapularis.
Causes: Calcific supraspinatus tendinitis 
Signs: painful abduction
of arm, empty can ... diagnosis #sports #MSK
Unicondylar proximal phalangeal fractures can be classified into four basic groups: oblique volar (I), long sagittal
phalangeal fractures can ... fracture #Radiology #MSK
Central Line Supplies Checklist - Materials Typically Not Included in Central Line Kit
 • Sterile Gown
Shielded Face Mask ... • Leur Lock Caps ... syringe • Bouffant Cap
Hypoalbuminemia and hypophosphatemia can mask an anion gap (particularly, low albumin states usually underestimate the anion
hypophosphatemia can ... mask an anion gap ... underestimate the anion gap ... the normal anion gap ... calculated anion gap
Gout (Gouty Arthritis) - MSK Radiology
Imaging Findings:
 • Eccentric soft-tissue densities surrounding the third proximal interphalangeal
Gouty Arthritis) - MSK ... - **MSK rads ... • Gout can present ... Nodular mass which can ... Radiology #diagnosis #msk