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Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Emergency Department Evaluation ... and Management ... department with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Peds #UrinaryTract
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... be considered “low ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
rate changes • Infants ... Older children: blow ... Signs of shock or heart ... #Algorithm #peds ... #Pediatric #treatment
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
physicians to identify low-risk ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Evaluation of suspected ... Infants ≤6 months ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Approach to Selecting Respiratory Support:
-The role of noninvasive respiratory support is generally to reduce the patient's
-Serial evaluation ... the patient's diagnosis ... pneumonia vs. heart ... #Management #CriticalCare ... RespiratorySupport #Selection #Algorithm
Rhabdomyolysis - Differential Diagnosis Framework and Management Summary

Causes of Rhabdomyolysis:
 • Trauma:
	- Immobilization
	- Crush injury
	- Compartment
- Differential Diagnosis ... Framework and Management ... Muscle swelling - Fever ... Shift of extracellular ... #treatment #nephrology
Evaluation and Management of Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is often asymptomatic. Evaluation begins with a search for warning signs
Evaluation and Management ... or underlying heart ... transcellular shifts ... #Diagnosis #Hypokalemia ... #Evaluation #Algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... mental status and low ... are excellent at evaluating ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #algorithm #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Orthopedic • Low ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis