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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... leukocytes in urine ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
Admitting in the ICU ... own objective assessment ... bedside echo is never ... CPK, HIV, EtOH, Urine ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
accumulation of clinical ... + Etiological Assessment ... • Clinical: fever ... for etiological assessment ... of emergency, ICU
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... if they have no clinical ... 15,000/mm3, and urine ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
The assessment of ... status and low urine ... & Dry) is the treatment ... #algorithm #management ... #criticalcare #icu
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... agents, and the fever ... Cultures of urine ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... are common but fever ... Standard treatment ... of K+ & Mg in urine ... T2 #MRI #Brain #clinical