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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... ” an infant with ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant
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 ... respectively, were as ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Pathophysiology ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... Aeruginosa - Strep
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Assess functional ... Ischemic heart disease ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... stratification #diagnosis
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
risk associations ... • Aortic valve disease ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... reduce aortic wall stress ... Aortic #Dissection #diagnosis
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... Infants ≤6 months ... , elevation of ALT ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Malignant Hyperthermia is a very rare, but life-threatening condition that can occur after using certain anesthetic
anesthetic agents such as ... #algorithm ... and treatment. ... Therapeutics and Clinical Risk ... Journal of Rare Diseases
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
infarction • Stress ... factors + oxidative stress ... defibrillator as ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... management #cardiology #treatment
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... Presentation: - Disease ... Dysphagia- increased risk ... column Treatment ... Lateral #Sclerosis #neurology
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
may precede the neurologic ... Shock, Autoimmune disease ... Etiology: • Pathophysiology ... Risk factors 3. ... edema visualized as