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Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
leishmaniasis • Adult ... • Leptospirosis ... : Fever 1-2 weeks ... F rise in temp, ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
IDSA Algorithm for ... Figure 1. ... days of empirical antibiotic ... days of empirical antibiotics ... #IDSA #Algorithm
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
serious bacterial infections ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Algorithm #LP #Antibiotics ... #Fever
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
mucus, Abd pain, Fever ... Epidemiology: • #1 ... Lowest Risk: Tetracyclines ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1 ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
IDSA - Antimicrobial ... kg/day PO bid) Risk ... –24 h) Severe infection ... #peds #pediatrics ... #management
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... More common in adults ... Moderate Disease: 1) ... #treatment #infectiousdiseases
Debridement and Management of Prosthetic Joint Infection (PJI)
Duration of symptoms <3 weeks OR  <30 days
Debridement and Management ... whether benefit > risk ... - Never “lifelong ... this is poor • 1- ... #Debridement #Management
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
polymicrobial infection ... pneumonia • DM risk ... Pathophysiology: 1. ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers
Capnocytophaga
Pathogen: Capnocytophaga
 • 9 species, C. canimorsus responsible for the majority of infections
 • Gram-negative rod,
the majority of infections ... Incubation period is 1- ... • Cellulitis: Fever ... microbiology #zoonotic #infectiousdiseases ... #diagnosis #management
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... to perform own ADLs ... Skin exam for infection ... > 1% risk of CV ... medical and surgical management