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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant ... #LP #Antibiotics
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 ... #LP #Antibiotics
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
Evaluation: 1. ... Assess for high risk ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment ... opiates • Control heart
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... - what is the bleeding ... medical and surgical management ... #Evaluation #stratification
Peripartum Cardiomyopathy - Summary
1. Definition
 • Towards the end of pregnancy to 5 months postpartum
Differential Diagnosis ... ) • Valvular heart ... Period • Breast-feeding ... teratogenic GDMT meds ... #cardiology #treatment
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
Decompensated Heart ... are excellent at evaluating ... causing hypovolemia needing ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management