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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 ... uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Ddxof
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... Trauma - Acute ... of infection (fever ... #Delirium #Evaluation ... #Workup #MICU #CriticalCare
Shock - Differential Diagnosis by Classification

Hypovolemic (Intravascular volume depletion)
 - Hemorrhagic 
   • Trauma
Differential Diagnosis by Classification ... contractility) - Acute ... exacerbation (any cause ... flow) - Massive pulmonary ... #Table #CriticalCare
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... Initial evaluation ... endocarditis w/ septic pulmonary ... • Persistent fever ... #criticalcare #
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... days and presents fever ... transmission, with acute ... bleeding: based on evaluation ... organs #dengue #fever
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
important to recognize Acute ... are excellent at evaluating ... with presence of pulmonary ... the determined cause ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare