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Original and Simplified PESI Prediction Rule Test Characteristics for 30-Day Mortality
#EBM #Diagnosis	#EM #IM #PCC	#PESI #sPESI #risk
#Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #PCC #PESI # ... sPESI #risk #score ... #PE #Sensitivity ... #Specificity #PulmonaryEmbolism
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
to identify low-risk ... pubmed/27382134 Sensitivity ... and specificity ... 46.9% #Diagnosis #EBM ... #LP #Antibiotics
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Lung Abscess Pathophysiology ... CXR upright or lat ... Clindamycin in case of PCN
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... virus • CMV • EBV ... stain: Previous antibiotics ... and specificity ... and specificity
Acute Liver Injury - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Vascular Causes of Acute Liver Injury: 
 • Hepatic vein:
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Liver Injury: • Infectious ... HBV, HCV, HEV, EBV ... Assists in liver specificity ... synthesis rises later
Antibiotic Susceptibility Testing Methods
1) Kirby Bauer Disk Diffusion: disks impregnanted w/ Abx → circular gradient →
Antibiotic Susceptibility ... dilutions in 96-well plate ... concentrations + algorithms ... determine ✓ MIC Infectious ... #Sensitivity #Susceptibility
Mycoses

HISTOPLASMOSIS
• Inhalation of conidia → Yeast → travel to lymph nodes → spread in body
• Bird
antigen assay has a sensitivity ... and specificity ... MUCORMYCOSIS • Risk ... Encapsulated yeast • At risk ... Aspergillosis Pathophysiology