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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... serious bacterial infections ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep
Treatment Schema for Standard-Risk Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Induction: 
 • Vincristine, Steroid (dexamethasone), L-Asparaginase, Intrathecal (IT) methotrexate
Consolidation
Treatment Schema ... for Standard-Risk ... (after induction ... timeline #oncology #pediatrics ... #peds #management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Chagas Disease (American Trypanosomiasis) in HIV-AIDS
Preventing Clinical Disease
Indication:  Individuals
with epidemic risk ... patients are still at risk ... Disease Note: Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
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 ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep
IDSA Recommendations for Treating Cytomegalovirus Infections in HIV-AIDS
Preventing CMV Disease:
 • CMV end-organ disease is best
Cytomegalovirus Infections ... concomitant medications, ability ... to adhere to treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... Staphylococci: 24wk for knees ... whether benefit > risk ... #treatment #Debridement ... #Management
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS
Treatment for cryptococcosis consists of 3 phases: induction,
Cryptococcosis in HIV-AIDS Treatment ... issue and the risk ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
Gout - Diagnosis and Management Summary

3 Conditions for Gout to Manifest:
1. Hyperuricemia
2. Monosodium urate deposition in
Diagnosis and Management ... inflammatory response Risk ... forefoot, ankles, knees ... Diagnose concomitant infection ... drug failure • Risk
IDSA Recommendations for Preventing and Treating Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections in HIV-AIDS
Indications for Initiating Primary Prophylaxis:
 •
Histoplasma Capsulatum Infections ... mm3 and at high risk ... IDSA #Prevention #Treatment ... #management #opportunistic ... #infections #HIVAIDS
IDSA - Approach to Treating a Patient With Diabetic Foot Osteomyelitis
When to consider a trial of
of nonsurgical treatment ... 48–72 h if on treatment ... therapy (eg, high risk ... explanation • Inability ... #nonoperative #management