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Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Pediatric Head Trauma (PECARN) - Need for Head CT #Diagnosis #Management
Algorithm for the ... Need for Head CT #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #Peds #Trauma # ... #Ddxof
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Fever #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Peds #Fever #Workup #Evaluation #Discharge #Admission #Algorithm
Pediatric Fever #Diagnosis ... #Management #EM ... #Peds #Fever #Workup ... Discharge #Admission #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... CSF evaluation as ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... described race as ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... #Diagnosis #Management ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
components of the algorithm ... leukocytes in urine ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Workup Beyond Urine ... Vaccines (PCV) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Failure (ADHF) as ... simply a clinical diagnosis ... status and low urine ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management
Refractory Helicobacter Pylori Infection

Causes:
 • Antibiotic resistance (i.e. prior antibiotic exposure to levofloxacin)
 • Non-adherence (i.e.
Pylori Infection Causes ... intragastric pH such as ... Infection #HPylori #diagnosis ... #management #algorithm ... #gastroenterology