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Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... 3 months old AGE ... RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT ... #Algorithm #Comparison
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... Well appearing - Aged ... Stratification #Fever
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... production • Treatment ... - Antipyretics are ... #Hyperthermia #comparison
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
just men > 65 who ever ... Aspirin/statins are ... Aorta #Vascular #Treatment ... #Algorithm
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
explain symptoms • Fever ... : 33% • Treatment ... Risk factors: Age ... : No • Treatment ... hematology #diagnosis #comparison
Interventional bronchoscopic and surgical treatments for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Overview of various therapies used
bronchoscopic and surgical treatments ... all therapies are ... long-term outcomes or comparison ... surgery (LVRS) are ... VolumeReduction #Bullectomy #Algorithm
What is the difference between ischemic colitis and mesenteric ischemia?
A common misnomer. Mesenteric ischemia and ischemic
different disorders, are ... scripts and initial treatment ... algorithms. ... mesentericischemia #comparison
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... dL, anemia for age ... purposes of this algorithm ... echo is positive, treatment ... within 10 d of fever
IDSA Algorithm for the Management of Purulent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs). 
Mild infection: for
IDSA Algorithm for ... erysipelas with no focus ... oral antibiotic treatment ... , or those who are ... #SSTIs #Algorithm
"Scrotal Pain + Uganda:Almost never see it in the developed world unless you are like this
Uganda:Almost never ... world unless you are ... Those are not blood ... some experimental treatment ... Medicine #Clinical #POCUS