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The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
Febrile Child - some diagnostic ... clues to evaluating ... #Febrile #Fever ... Evaluation #Assessment #Signs ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm No Fever ... Fever, Tachypnea ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Rapid onset) • Fever ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential #Peds
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Adenomyomatosis - May cause ... gallbladder cancer Acute ... , vomiting, fever ... , Murphy sign Chronic ... pain, jaundice, fever
Acute Kidney Injury - Classification
Prerenal:
 • Dehydration
 • Heart failure (a.k.a. cardiorenal syndrome)
 • Liver failure
- Classification ... cardiorenal syndrome) • Liver ... tubular necrosis (causes ... : sepsis, meds, ... #diagnosis #nephrology
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... unformed) PNA diagnosed ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
assessment - Vital signs ... tox/infectious workup ... Trauma - Acute ... of infection (fever ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Modified dengue severity classification, PAHO/WHO
Dengue without warning signs - DNWS:
 • Person who lives or has
dengue severity classification ... days and presents fever ... transmission, with acute ... organs #dengue #fever ... #diagnosis
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
Illness Script Signs ... Symptomatic anemia Diagnosis ... if neutropenic fever ... progress to MDS or acute ... Aplastic #Anemia #diagnosis