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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... group as well as predict ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant
Emergency Management of Hyperkalemia in Adults
Assess Patient - Airway Breathing Circulation Disability Exposure (ABCDE) Approach
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Emergency Management ... ECG and rate of rise ... indicated Protect ... the Heart • Calcium ... #algorithm #treatment
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Blood Product Transfusions ... Mediated: - Febrile ... Blood products contain ... coagulopathy & ↑bleeding ... #diagnosis #management
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
Mediated: • Febrile ... S/sx: Fever, flank ... Blood products contain ... coagulopathy & ↑bleeding ... #diagnosis #management
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... • Large volume feeding ... : • 80% have fever ... anemia • Sputum/Blood ... #management #treatment
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
Diarrhea (>3 BM/d) ± blood ... mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... Dehydrogenase (↑Sens) - produced ... mg PO qd - If needing
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
dissection is caused ... Assess for high risk ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... opiates • Control heart ... ~60 • Control blood
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
exclude other causes ... Period • Breast-feeding ... Avoid estrogen products ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Cataract Plan for Meds ... - what is the bleeding ... medical and surgical management