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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 ... #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... Procalcitonin >= 0.5 ng/mL ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Infant #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
with fever without ... Procalcitonin <0.5 ng/mL ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #LP #Antibiotics
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Emergency Department Evaluation ... department with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Peds #UrinaryTract ... #Pediatrics #Fever
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 ... uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... with LP Meningitis ... #Peds #EM #Classification
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
Systolic Murmurs - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Benign / Flow / Hyperdynamic:
 • Pregnancy
 • Fever
 • Anemia
Supravalvular
- Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Benign ... • Ischemia • Infarct ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #causes
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation Algorithm
Algorithm that attempts to the use history taking (guided by LRs),
Chest Pain / ACS Evaluation ... Ask about: - Changes ... physical activity - Nausea ... #diagnosis #Algorithm ... #cardiology #Angina
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Evaluation of suspected ... Infants ≤6 months ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... within 10 d of fever ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Preoperative Risk Evaluation ... specific questions to ask ... or family - Ever ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... stratification #diagnosis