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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 ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness ... #Ddxof
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Fever #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Peds #Fever #Workup #Evaluation #Discharge #Admission #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management ... of Pediatric Fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Peds #Fever ... Admission #Algorithm #Ddxof
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... Evaluation: 1. ... valve disease ... #Dissection #diagnosis ... #management #vascular
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential Diagnosis ... have had prior evaluations ... Red Flags: • Fever ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... • Abdominal aortic
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... count, and crystal evaluation ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... #Management #Summary
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
and Management ... Summary Clinical ... night sweats, fever ... with contrast Evaluation ... #Management #Summary
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
• Clinical: fever ... • Autoimmune diseases ... inhibitors under evaluation ... #management #treatment ... #summary #rheumatology
Endocarditis Summary

Who?
Infectious:
• Pre-existing valvular disease
• Prosthetic valve
• Congenital heart disease
• IV substance use
• IV catheter
• Recent
Endocarditis Summary ... CA • Involves aortic ... night sweats, fever ... Septic Emboli Cause ... #management #cardiology
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... or family - Ever ... risk (>5%): - Aortic ... medical and surgical management ... stratification #diagnosis
Endocarditis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
What is it? Inflammation of endocardium, typically secondary to infection of
and Management ... commonly affects Aortic ... /cardiac valve disease ... predisposition/lVDU, Fever ... - MH/CCF/CWRU EM