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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... #Neuro #Peds #Febrile ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... #Seizure #Algorithm
PATIENT AGE >2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... HeadCT #PECARN #ALiEM
PATIENT AGE <2 Years - Pediatric Blunt Head Trauma (PECARN Study) #Diagnosis #Management #Peds #EM #Algorithm
Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Algorithm ... HeadCT #PECARN #ALiEM
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
triad (back pain + fever ... 13% #Diagnosis #EM ... #NSG #Epidural ... #Abscess #Algorithm ... #ALiEM
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... Approach to Pediatric Fever ... Procalcitonin >= 0.5 ng ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Infant #Fever
Causes of Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures -  Epilepsy Syndromes - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Infantile:
 • Benign
Unprovoked Pediatric Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... West Syndrome • Dravet ... Epilepsy #Unprovoked #Seizures ... #Causes #Peds #
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Protein > 80 - Seizure ... complex febrile seizure ... ) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric Seizures ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... West Syndrome • Dravet ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Pediatric Fever ... Diagnosis #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm ... PneumococcalConjugateVaccines #NoUTI #ALiEM
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... Procalcitonin <0.5 ng ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever