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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Guidelines for evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Neuro #Peds ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... #Seizure #Algorithm
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 ... Protein > 80 - Seizure ... ) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... nausea, confusion, seizures ... history (cardiac, liver ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #Differential #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Fever #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Peds #Fever #Workup #Evaluation #Discharge #Admission #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management ... of Pediatric Fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Peds #Fever ... Discharge #Admission #Algorithm
Hemolytic Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 • Sickle cells - Consider sickle cell disease (diverse genotypes):
Hemolytic Anemia ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm • Sickle ... bartonella (oroya fever ... #hematology #testing
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Differential Diagnosis ... : • Seizures ... tachycardia or fever ... count on initial evaluation ... neutrophil #WBC #CBC #hematology
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Evaluation of suspected ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... Albumin ≤3.0 g/dL, anemia ... within 10 d of fever ... #Diagnosis #Peds