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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Febrile Infants #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #LP #Antibiotics ... #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever #RebelEM
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #LP #Antibiotics ... #Fever
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
Pregnancy • Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Systolic #Murmurs #Cardiology
A 50 yo F with a history of poor dentition presents to the ED with fever
to the ED with fever ... of outpatient antibiotics ... A CXR is done. ... abscess #Clinical #Radiology ... #CXR #ChestXRay
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
pneumonia • DM risk ... : • 80% have fever ... Blood cultures • CXR ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Lung #Abscess #pulmonary
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
to identify low-risk ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #LP #Antibiotics ... #Fever
Based on the images alone, it is usually not possible to determine the cause of the
and other non-pulmonary ... with cough and fever ... with low oxygen level ... #Clinical #Diagnosis ... #Radiology #CXR
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... murmur 3/6) - Pulmonary ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... one post op Cardiology ... stratification #diagnosis
Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy
Chronic Hypertension:
 • Guidelines as SBP ≥130 or DBP ≥ 90 mmHg
 •
pits <100k), ↑ liver ... insufficiency (Cr ... or doubling of Cr ... ), pulmonary edema ... htn #obstetrics #cardiology
Aortic Valve Endocarditis on POCUS Echocardiogram (PLAX)
50 yo female presents with fever & flu-like symptoms.
presents with fever ... Blood Cx grew staph ... broad spectrum antibiotics ... PLAX #clinical #ultrasound ... #cardiology