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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... DIAGNOSTICS Paracentesis ... Day 3 repeat paracentesis ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... SBP #diagnosis #management
Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
Epilepticus - Management ... seizures without complete ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... #treatment #algorithm ... #peds #pediatrics
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Evaluation and Management ... common serious bacterial ... American Academy of Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #UrinaryTract #Pediatrics
Causes of Common Accidental and Non-Accidental Pediatric Fractures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Accidental Trauma
 - Distal Radius
Non-Accidental Pediatric ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... convex side • Complete ... Transverse Fractures <3 ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
BRUE (Brief Resolved Unexplained Event) Algorithm

ALTE (Apparent Life Threatening Event) is out, replaced with a new
Unexplained Event) Algorithm ... definition and classification ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Peds #Pedatrics ... UnexplainedEvent #Algorithm
Hepatopulmonary Syndrome
HPS - Diagnosis:
 1. Patients with liver disease
 2. Alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient (AaP02) >15 mmHg
Alveolar-arterial ... patients >64 years 3. ... vasodilatation HPS Classification ... Syndrome #diagnosis #management ... #classification
A priority in this project was to appropriately stratify participants into a low, medium, or high-intensity
The classification ... The algorithm is ... STEADI) #Diagnosis #Management ... #Geriatrics #STEADI ... #Algorithm #Fall
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Serious Bacterial ... SBI Accounts for 3- ... rales on exam 3) ... (particularly complex ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM #Classification
Diarrhea Workup and Management Algorithm in Transplant Patients
First Tier Microbiologic-Testing:
1. C. difficile PCR (Stool)
2. CMV qPCR
Diarrhea Workup and Management ... Algorithm in Transplant ... Bacterial culture ... Breath test for bacterial ... #Algorithm #Transplant
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
risk of serious bacterial ... components of the algorithm ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm