Curriculum Objective
Objective
Clerkship Objectives
Clerkship Objectives
Describe the differential diagnosis of a patient having postoperative fever. For each entity, discuss the clinical manifestations, appropriate diagnostic work-up, and management: Within 24 hours: response to surgical trauma; atelectasis; necrotizing wound infections.
Between 24 and 72 hours: pulmonary disorders (atelectasis, pneumonia); catheter related complications (IV-phlebitis, Foley-UTI).
After 72 hours: infectious (UTI, pneumonia, wound infection, deep abscess, anastomotic leak, prosthetic infection, parotitis); noninfectious (deep vein thrombosis).
Curriculum Block
Clerkship / Surgery Rotation
- Indicates most relevant
Activities
Large Group Session
Clinical Exposure
Tags
AFMC Entrustable Professional Activities
2. Formulate and justify a prioritized differential diagnosis
5. Formulate, communicate and implement management plans
CanMEDS Roles
Medical Expert
Curriculum Block
Clerkship
Surgery Rotation
Discipline
Surgery
Level Of Competence
Knows - Clerkship
MCC Presentations
Fever in the Immune Compromised Host / Recurrent Fever
McMaster Program Competencies
2.2 Apply biomedical scientific principles fundamental to health care for patients and populations.
1.4 Make informed decision about diagnostic and therapeutic interventions based on patient information and preferences, up-to-date scientific evidence, and clinical judgment
MeSH
Surgical Wound Infection [C01.947.692]
Catheter-Related Infections [C01.195]
Prosthesis-Related Infections [C01.685]
Postoperative Care [E04.604.500]
Postoperative Complications [C23.550.767]
Diagnosis, Differential [E01.171]
Fever [C23.888.119.344]
Objective Type
Core
