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Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Urinary tract infection ... serious bacterial infection ... department with fever ... #UrinaryTract #Pediatrics ... #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
serious bacterial infections ... “low risk” an infant ... with fever without ... Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... Peds #Febrile #Infant
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... cæxist with other infections ... Diagnostic Criteria - Fever ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #pediatrics #diagnossi
Hair Loss (Alopecia) - General (Diffuse and Focal) Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

DIFFUSE
Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 • Lupus
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Related • Post-infectious ... - Hair Shafts Intact ... Diffuse #Focal #HairLoss ... #Alopecia #dermatology
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... inclusions - If infection ... bartonella (oroya fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #workup #hematology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
frequently affects infants ... can mimic common infections ... following: • Fever ... Treatment: • Infection ... management #treatment #hematology
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... #Fever #Immunocompromised ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Hematology
Focal / Localized Hair Loss (Alopecia) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Scarring - Irreversible-biopsy required
 - Infectious
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Irreversible-biopsy required - Infectious ... - Hair Shafts Intact ... Secondary syphilis #HairLoss ... Focal #Localized #dermatology
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
9) Unexplained fever ... , when infection ... including in children (pediatric ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Coronary arteries - Fever ... to exclude are infections ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... testes -> pain, infarct ... differential #diagnosis #rheumatology