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Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... sensitivity) Leukocytes ... in the urine Procalcitonin ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Management
“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 #Febrile
Shock - Differential Diagnosis Framework
 - MAP <65. SBP <90, drop in SBP > 40
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Shock - Differential ... Distributive: Sepsis ... Diagnosis #criticalcare ... #algorithm #treatment ... #management
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Inflammatory: infectious (sepsis ... #Classification ... #diagnosis #management ... #Overview #criticalcare ... #differential #
Shock Types - Classification
State of cellular and tissue hypoxia due to: reduced oxygen delivery, increased oxygen
Shock Types - Classification ... ) • Septic → dysregulated ... #types #diagnosis ... #management #criticalcare ... #differential
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Pediatric Fever ... Workup Beyond Urine ... Vaccines (PCV) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm
Admitting in the ICU - Checklist
VITALS: If bad, stop and go see the patient immediately; you
esp in work-up/management ... of shock MICRO ... CPK, HIV, EtOH, Urine ... Pearls #Checklist #diagnosis ... #workup #criticalcare
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
status and low urine ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... #diagnosis #differential ... #algorithm #management ... heartfailure #chf #criticalcare