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Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... Approach to Pediatric Fever ... days for improved sensitivity ... Diagnosis #Management #StepByStep ... #Fever
Validation of the “Step-by-Step” Approach in the Management of Young Febrile Infants
Visual Abstract by Dr. Kirsty
Peds #Pediatrics #VisualAbstract ... #StepByStep #Algorithm ... Stratification #Fever
Tuberculous Pleural Effusions - Tests and Biomarkers
Age + fever + red blood cells + ADA -
Biomarkers Age + fever ... ADA - Very high sensitivity ... - Increase in sensitivity ... #Tuberculosis #Laboratory ... #Testing #diagnosis
COVID19 Testing - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity and Specificity

Original Data via https://pubs.rsna.org/doi/full/10.1148/radiol.2020200642

Admission laboratory patterns in
COVID19 Testing ... - PCR vs CT - Sensitivity ... .2020200642 Admission laboratory ... #PCR #ChestCT # ... #Coronavirus #VisualAbstract
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
This is an algorithm ... pubmed/27382134 Sensitivity ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep ... #Algorithm #LP ... Stratification #Fever
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan and Galactomannan Testing Sensitivity Specificity and False Positives
1,3-Beta-D-Glucan
 • Cell wall component of many fungi
Galactomannan Testing ... Sensitivity Specificity ... post-2010 almost never ... Galactomannan #Fungal #Testing ... FalsePositives #Laboratory
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... onset, severe, tearing ... friction rub, Fever ... Diagnosis #Management #Algorithm
Rheumatology Workup - Laboratories Studies in Rheumatic Diseases

• Septic arthritis - Gram stain and culture of
- CCP antibody testing ... test but lower sensitivity ... more time for the laboratory ... years with neck, chest ... Rheumatoid #Arthritis #laboratory
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods
1) Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion: disks impregnanted w/ Abx → circular gradient →
Susceptibility Testing ... MIC 4) Automated testing ... concentrations + algorithms ... #Antibiotic #Sensitivity ... #laboratory #microbiology
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
run-down or tired • Fevers ... Loss of weight • Chest ... high-resolution chest ... Bronchoscopy Laboratory ... the airway • Treating