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Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis
DIAGNOSTICS
Paracentesis: 
 • Calculate absolute PMN count (total WBC x PMN %)
 • Correct
Spontaneous Bacterial ... if other signs (fever ... improved outcomes 1) Antibiotics ... fluoroquinolone to complete ... SBP #diagnosis #management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
risk of serious bacterial ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Lung Abscess - Clinical ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... Evaluation and Management ... common serious bacterial ... department with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management
IDSA Clinical Practice Guideline for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis
Algorithm for the management of acute bacterial rhinosinusitis.
IDSA Clinical Practice ... Rhinosinusitis Algorithm ... for the management ... www.thennt.com/nnt/antibiotics-for-clinically-diagnosed-acute-sinusitis ... #Antibiotics #Algorithm
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
with suspected bacterial ... infections, whose clinical ... suspected source of bacterial ... obtained prior to antibiotic ... #Management #BloodCultures
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
IDSA Algorithm for ... days of empirical antibiotic ... days of empirical antibiotics ... >7 days or • Clinically ... #IDSA #Algorithm
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
1): • Herpes simplex ... • Headache • Fever ... • Common clinical ... meningeal signs (fever ... stain: Previous antibiotics
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
immune compromise Clinical ... cystitis, may have fever ... infection, such as fever ... Pathophysiology: • Bacteria ... : • Empiric antibiotics
SEPSIS AND SEPTIC SHOCK

DEFINITION AND PATHOPHYSIOLOGY
 • Sepsis: Life-threatening organ dysfunction due to a dysregulated host
Gram-positive/-negative bacteria ... CLINICAL RECOGNITION ... • Symptoms: Fever ... CLINICAL FEATURES ... INITIAL MANAGEMENT