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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile ... Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... Stratification #Fever
The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
The Febrile Child ... some diagnostic clues ... evaluating the febrile ... #Febrile #Fever ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Validation of the “Step-by-Step” Approach in the Management of Young Febrile Infants
Visual Abstract by Dr. Kirsty
Management of Young Febrile ... #EBM #Peds #Pediatrics ... StepByStep #Algorithm #Febrile ... #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 ... Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... Stratification #Fever
Decision Aid - What is the risk of serious infection in febrile infants (<60 days old)?

Reference:
- What is the risk ... serious infection in febrile ... @apsmunro #Febrile ... #Infant #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Fever
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... Non-Infectious Causes ... followed by an afebrile ... by an afebrile ... For every 1°F rise
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... months of age) Risk ... - No other fever ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... @EMCases #Pediatric
Kerion
Raised, boggy lesion with heaped up purulent nodules 
Caused by host's response to a fungal ringworm
purulent nodules Caused ... Hair loss • Fever ... Lymphadenopathy Treatment ... Griseofulvin #Kerion #Dermatology
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... explain symptoms • Fever ... : 33% • Treatment ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... : No • Treatment
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
barns and lake houses ... Syndrome (HCPS): Febrile ... • Prodrome: fever ... • Autopsy PCR Treatment ... diagnosis #management #treatment