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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
#Diagnosis #Management ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... Stratification #Fever
Lumbar Puncture Bleeding Risk

Discontinuing medications before lumbar puncture
 • Antiplatelets
 • Anticoagulants

#LP #Lumbar #Puncture #Bleeding #Risk
Anticoagulants #LP ... antiplatelets #management
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... Stratification #Fever
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Get an LP and imaging ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Diagnose with LP ... Classification #Fever
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever ... infectiousdisease #fever ... #diagnosis #management
Managing febrile seizures #Management #Pediatrics #Neuro #FebrileSeizures #seizure #fever #BMJ
febrile seizures #Management ... FebrileSeizures #seizure #fever
Excellent overview of the emergency department approach to atraumatic sudden onset headaches- including proposed algorithm and
considerations for omitting LP ... SuddenOnset #Diagnosis #Management
SCARLET FEVER - Tessa Davis @TessaRDavis

#PatientInfo #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Pediatrics #ScarletFever #Overview
SCARLET FEVER - ... PatientInfo #Diagnosis #Management
Neutropenic Fever Management Algorithm

Temperature > 38°C and ANC < 500/µL

#Neutropenic #Fever #neutropenia #oncology #Management #Algorithm
Neutropenic Fever ... Management Algorithm ... #Neutropenic #Fever ... neutropenia #oncology #Management