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Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
sensitivity) Leukocytes ... in the urine Procalcitonin ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Management
Urinalysis & Urine Sodium 
Theophilus Protospatharius, a seventh-century physician who wrote the first manuscript focused exclusively
Urinalysis & Urine ... exclusively on urine ... proteinuria as a disease ... • Ketones • Leukocyte ... dipstick #nitrite #leucocyte-esterase
Atlas of Urine Microscopy Findings
 • Epithelial cells - Normal
 • Renal tubular cells - Acute
Atlas of Urine Microscopy ... also be seen if urine ... Red cell casts - Diagnostic ... • Leukocytes ... Microscopy #Atlas #key #diagnosis
Urine Color - Differential Diagnosis
Red Urine:
 • Medical conditions: bleeding, porphyria, factitious disorder
 • Meds: rifampin,
Diagnosis Red Urine ... factitious disorder • Meds ... hyperbilirubinemia • Meds ... Pseudomonas • Meds ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Kawasaki Disease - Workup and Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease #Algorithm #CRASH #BURN
Kawasaki Disease ... - Workup and Diagnostic ... Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
>21 days - No leukocytes ... in urine - Procalcitonin ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds
Mnemonic for Kawasaki Disease - CREAM #Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Kawasaki #Disease #Mnemonic #CREAM
Mnemonic for Kawasaki Disease ... - CREAM #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Kawasaki #Disease
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Placenta • Leukocytes ... granulamatous disease ... - Infiltrative diseases ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
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Bilateral conjunctivitis
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Cervical lymph
Kawasaki Disease ... Diagnostic criteria ... feet #Kawasaki #Disease ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Urine Microscopy Crystals
Uric Acid crystals:
 - Formation promoted by acidic urine
 - Seen in tumor lysis
Urine Microscopy ... promoted by acidic urine ... specific systemic disease ... specific systemic disease ... - Diagnostic of