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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #LP #Antibiotics ... #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever #RebelEM
Liver Abscess
•	Pyogenic abscess, accounts for 80% of abscess.
•	Amebic abscess due to Entamoeba histolytica, accounts for 10%.
•	Fungal
• 50% of the bacterial ... • Fever in 90% ... & antibiotic treatment ... • Antibiotic ... cm Continuous fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
of serious bacterial ... an infant with fever ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #LP #Antibiotics ... #Fever
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... endocarditis, epidural abscess ... • Persistent fever ... infection #Management #Algorithm
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers ... Pathogens: • Aerobic Bacteria ... • Anaerobic Bacteria
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Recurrent PE Bacterial ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... • Meningitis Bacterial ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
• Viral and bacterial ... infection • Abscess ... Endocarditis • Hepatic abscess ... For every 1°F rise ... Liver or lung abscess
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Retropharyngeal Abscess ... Mononucleosis • Bacterial ... Partially-Treated Bacterial ... #Causes #Peds #
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... months of age) Risk ... - No other fever ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds ... #Risk #Stratification
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... No Fever, No Tachypnea ... Fever, Tachypnea ... Consolidation • Bacterial ... #Causes #Peds #