Dr. Gerald Diaz @GeraldMD
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UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Presentation • Fever ... incr in 4-35% • CRP ... inflammatory markers (CRP ... #Guide #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Protocol
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... Approach to Pediatric Fever ... >= 0.5 ng/mL CRP ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Infant #Fever
Algorithm for the Evaluation of CARP Pouchitis and Pouch Disorders - Recurrent Pouchitis on Pouchoscopy &
Evaluation of CARP ... Pouchoscopy & Histology CARP ... Pouch Complex Evacuation ... Waseem_AhmedMD #CARP ... #diagnosis #IBD
START is a rapid triage system for prioritizing disaster victims
Briefly, it is based around:
- Is the
pulse or normal cap ... triage category can ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Incident #Triage #Algorithm ... #Protocol
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... -19 Initial evaluation ... C-reactive protein (CRP ... Book of Critical Care ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Emergency Department Evaluation ... department with fever ... , in whom UTI can ... most appropriate care ... #Diagnosis #Management
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC ... These rashes can ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... require emergent evaluation ... petechiae/purpura with fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... <10,000/mm3 - CRP ... < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Stratification #Fever
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Diagnosis and Workup Summary
Use a positive diagnostic strategy with minimal testing.
) - Diagnosis and ... Use a positive diagnostic ... IBS is NOT a diagnosis ... missing things" → fewer ... lactoferrin + CRP
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Evaluation of suspected ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... within 10 d of fever ... and lab signs (CRP ... #Diagnosis #Peds