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Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF ... evaluation as 5 ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Further Workup

 • CNS symptoms? Get an LP and imaging
Fever of Unknown ... Refer to your ‘Fever ... Returning Traveler’ algorithm ... respective fungal pathogens ... node biopsy • Clinical
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
-19 Initial evaluation ... and other viral pathogens ... diagnostics as clinically ... Internet Book of Critical ... iBookCC #COVID19 #algorithm
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... Emergency Department Evaluation ... department with fever ... do not replace clinical ... UrinaryTract #Pediatrics #Fever
IDSA Algorithm for the Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia

LOW RISK
 • Antidpated neutropenia < 7
IDSA Algorithm for ... Management of Fever ... stable and no medical ... #neutropenic #fever ... #IDSA #Algorithm
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... • Resistant pathogens ... infection #Management #Algorithm
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
COVID-19 Adult Clinical ... Evaluation Guide ... Presentation • Fever ... UCSF #COVID19 #Evaluation ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
reactivation of latent pathogens ... should be based on clinical ... presentation, temporal evolution ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever
C5-C9 Deficiency - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Note:
 • Risk of invasive meningococcal disease is 1000-10000x higher
Pathogenesis and Clinical ... infections • Clinical ... response to bacterial pathogens ... tissue -> Fatigue, fever ... Inflammation of CSF
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
Risk factors: Critical ... explain symptoms • Fever ... : Age>60, CKD, CHF ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... diagnosis #comparison #table