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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 ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Get an LP and imaging ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... udaygulati #FUO #Fever
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
Antibiotic Management ... Antibiotic Management ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... after treatment
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
Antibiotic treatment durations for first line antibiotics recommended by Public Health England (PHE) guidance
 • Acute
Antibiotic treatment ... days • Scarlet fever ... #management #durations ... primarycare #outpatient #treatment ... #pharmacology #
Aplastic Anemia - Illness Script
Signs and symptoms:
 • Recurrent infections from neutropenia
 • Mucosal bleeding from
megaloblastic anemia Treatment ... (transfusions, antibiotics ... if neutropenic fever ... Anemia #diagnosis #management ... #treatment #hematology
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
Diagnosis and Management ... : • 80% have fever ... Pleuritic chest pain ... decubitus - air fluid level ... Intervention: - Fevers
Flutycosine - Antibiotics Class Overview
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Mechanism: 5-FC interferes with DNA and protein synthesis.  Only
B for initial management ... - Virtually never ... infections) - Main ... adverse effects = Hematologic ... #Pharmacology #Antibiotics
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
puncture nor empiric antibiotic ... treatment. http ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
IDSA Algorithm for Neutropenic Fever - Initial Management, Subsequent Management and Prolonged Fever
Figure 1. Initial management
Neutropenic Fever ... and Prolonged Fever ... of fever and neutropenia ... High-risk patient with fever ... #neutropenic #fever