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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... Guidelines for evaluation ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... #Seizure #Algorithm
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
four-component staging ... in patients who never ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #Classification
Traditionally, congestive heart failure has been classified according to severity of symptoms, first formulated by the
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... Diagnosis #Cardiology #CHF ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... #Classification
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... #Classification
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... recommended therapy by stage ... #CHF #Congestive ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Lyme Disease: Early and Late Clinical manifestations
Stage 1. Localized
 • EM appears 7-14 days at the
manifestations Stage ... Localized • EM ... arthralgia, headache, fever ... rare and mild Stage ... days-weeks after EM
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
STAGES of CHF (A ... Stage D CHF is frequently ... associated with end-stage ... #HeartFailure #Staging ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
neurologic symptoms, fever ... tuberculoma (later stage ... ) • Headache, fever ... Meningitis: • Fever ... due to increased CSF
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... Algorithm Algorithm ... the use history taking ... Diamond-Forrester classification ... ChestPain #ACS #Evaluation
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... culture, Gram stain ... count, and crystal evaluation ... results *** MH/CCF ... /CWRU EM Res @MetroHealth_EM