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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
and complex febrile ... Guidelines for evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Neuro #Peds ... #Fever #Seizure
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
with fever or toxicity ... require emergent evaluation ... with fever/toxicity ... may be far simpler ... require complete assessment
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... particularly complex febrile ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness