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Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm (AAA) Management and Surveillance

- Screening should be considered for more than just men
Aortic Aneurysm (AAA ... just men > 65 who ever ... Ana Casanegra ... #Management #Aorta ... Vascular #Treatment #Algorithm
PEMSource: Algorithm for fever WITHOUT source by Age
#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Fever #Without #Source #Table #Algorithm #PEMSource
PEMSource: Algorithm ... for fever WITHOUT ... Management #Peds #Fever ... Without #Source #Table ... #Algorithm #PEMSource
IDSA Algorithm for the Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia

LOW RISK
 • Antidpated neutropenia < 7
IDSA Algorithm for ... Management of Fever ... and clinically stable ... #neutropenic #fever ... #IDSA #Algorithm
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
normal volume-based algorithm ... Ineffective (UNa >30) • ADH ... Salt Wasting • ADH ... intake, UNa <20) • ADH ... differential #diagnosis #table
Aortoenteric Fistula - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology:
• Uncommon but life-threatening
• Most common site of bowel connection
de novo between aorta ... compression of AAA ... the OR • HD stable ... about 50% • Stable ... or within the aorta
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
confusion and fever ... BP stable, HR 115 ... This is relapsing fever ... Pediculus humanus, AKA ... The table below
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... Hemodynamically stable ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Coronary arteries - Fever ... < 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... LFT • ESR • ANA
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... ASA class If ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients ... and undergoing AAA
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
AHA consensus recommendations ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... purposes of this algorithm ... within 10 d of fever ... Disease #Incomplete #Algorithm