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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Infants #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #Algorithm #LP ... Stratification #Fever
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... Emergency Department Evaluation ... Management of UTI in Febrile ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Febrile #Infant
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Causes of Pediatric ... Algorithm Present ... Since Infancy with ... Acute Onset Febrile ... Retropharyngeal Abscess
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
“low risk” an infant ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #Algorithm #LP
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... Stratification #Fever
Duke's Criteria for Infective Endocarditis
Definite IE - Pathologic Criteria:
 • Pathologic lesions - vegetation or intracardiac
or intracardiac abscess ... or intracardiac abscess ... Predisposition • Fever ... @swinndong via Febrile ... #diagnosis #major
Endocarditis checklist
Initial evaluation
 • Peripheral blood cultures (three sets at three different sites)
 • Additional culture
Initial evaluation ... • Myocardial abscess ... • Persistent fever ... Internet Book of Critical ... #criticalcare #diagnosis
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
high index of clinical ... is required for diagnosis ... features: Fever ... common, Aortic root abscess ... territory large infarct
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... artery (e.g., endocarditis ... @swinndong via Febrile ... #abscess #pediatrics ... #differential #diagnosis
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC ... ; however, an algorithmic ... require emergent evaluation ... gonococcal disease, endocarditis ... the patient is afebrile