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Table 3. Suggested Empiric Treatment Options for Clinically Suspected Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Units Where Empiric Methicillin-Resistant
Table 3. ... Treatment Options ... /Gram-Negative Coverage ... Are Appropriate #Management ... #Antibiotics #VAP
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Antibiotic Management ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... after treatment ... Algorithm #CRBSI #diagnosis
Boxer's Fracture - ED Management
Be sure to assess for wounds in patients with fractures of the
treatment. ... coverage) • ED ... Discharge home with orthopedic ... Radiology #XRay #Diagnosis ... #Orthopedics #MSK
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... Lung Abscess Management ... Intervention: - Fevers ... #treatment #diagnosis
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
cystitis, may have fever ... infection, such as fever ... : • Empiric antibiotics ... data • Early treatment ... #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
following: • Fever ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... rapidly, and empiric ... antibiotic therapy ... #management #treatment
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
lumbar puncture nor empiric ... antibiotic treatment ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... #EBM #Management ... Stratification #Fever
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
culture Note that fever ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... • Empiric: vanc ... • Prophylactic antibiotics ... #Management #InfectiousDiseases
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... RESPIRATORY 96.1% • Empiric ... antibiotic therapy ... #Management #treatment
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... • Diagnosis: ... - Fever, ... - Antibiotic ... #management #treatment