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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
#Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever #RebelEM
Validation of the “Step-by-Step” Approach in the Management of Young Febrile Infants
Visual Abstract by Dr. Kirsty
Approach in the Management ... of Young Febrile ... #EBM #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Infant #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant ... #Fever
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
, dyspnea, +/- CXR ... - 80% have fever ... organ damage • Treatment ... : - If febrile ... TLS #diagnosis #management
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... (HCPS): Febrile ... • Prodrome: fever ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... Hantavirus #diagnosis #management
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
correlates with time of fever ... Daily high spiking fever ... - Fever spikes ... Fever of at least ... extremities during febrile
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
empiric antibiotic treatment ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... Blood cultures • CXR ... ) • CXR upright ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Intervention: - Fevers
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
treat infectious diseases ... Pneumonia - Typhoid fever ... respiratory distress syndrome ... #Pharmacology #Management ... #Treatment #Indications
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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Diagnosis and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... Typhoidal: Systemic febrile ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... : • Severe Disease