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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 ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... Stratification #Fever
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... Algorithm No Fever ... Fever, Tachypnea ... #Peds #Pediatrics
The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
- some diagnostic ... clues to evaluating ... #Febrile #Fever ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
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 ... with CXR, obtain ... with LP Meningitis ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... Stratification #Fever
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... Stratification #Fever
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
determine the cause ... considered, like acute ... with cough and fever ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
high WBC count cause ... - 80% have fever ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... Treatment: - If febrile ... Syndrome #TLS #diagnosis
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
Neutropenic fever ... : - Fever + ANC ... work-up - If febrile ... or HSCT - CRS: fever ... therapy - Symptoms: fever