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Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Febrile #Infant #StepByStep
Non-Infective Endocarditis (NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis)
Non-infective endocarditis is also known as: Non-bacterial thrombotic endocarditis (NBTE), Aseptic
Non-Infective Endocarditis ... NBTE / Marantic Endocarditis ... Non-infective endocarditis ... (NBTE), Aseptic ... endocarditis (refers
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Endocarditis checklist ... suspect right-sided endocarditis ... w/ septic pulmonary ... infection (e.g. septic ... Critical Care #Endocarditis
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Diagnosis #Management #StepByStep
Complications of Staph Aureus Bacteremia
 • CNS Infections
 • Septic pulmonary embolism (0.9% - 18.8%)
 •
Infections • Septic ... ) • Infective endocarditis ... 1.6 - 11.8%) • Septic
Validation of the “Step-by-Step” Approach in the Management of Young Febrile Infants
Visual Abstract by Dr. Kirsty
VisualAbstract #StepByStep
Major Brain Complications of Endocarditis
Abscess:
 • May be macro or micro and occur at site of
Complications of Endocarditis ... stroke caused by septic ... hemmorrhage • Septic ... caseyalbin #endocarditis
Vascular Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
 - Constant Pain (Ischemia)
 - Acute Onset
 -
Thrombosis • Septic ... Infective Endocarditis ... Syndrome, Infective Endocarditis
HACEK is the acronym commonly used to describe and help doctors to remember a group of
cause infective endocarditis ... less than 3% of endocarditis ... More commonly endocarditis ... HACEK #Organisms #Endocarditis
Infectious Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Polyarticular Join Pain
 • Viral Myalgia
 • Viral Arthritis
Infection • Endocarditis ... Fasciitis • Septic ... Onset • Septic