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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... between simple and complex ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... #Seizure #Algorithm
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... Approach to Pediatric Fever ... Leukocytes in the urine ... Management #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #Infant #Fever
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Exercise • Fever ... Proteinuria (Negative urine ... Proteinuria (Positive urine ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Secondary syphilis, EM ... Viral hemorrhagic fevers ... Febrile #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... 145 mmol/L High Urine ... glucosuria Low Urine ... ICU patients • Fever ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... (particularly complex ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM ... Classification #Fever
Chronic Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Red Flags:
 • Fever, night sweats, chills (infection)
 • Weight loss,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Red Flags: • Fever ... bronchoscopy to complete ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis of Hypoglycemia
Evaluation of Hypoglycemia
Patients with known diabetes who are not systemically ill and can
workup: CXR, UA, urine ... antibodies #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
Membranoproliferative Glomerulonephritis (MPGN) AKA: Mesangiocapillary GN
 • Active Urine Sediment (dysmorphic RBC, RBC casts, +/- proteinuria)
GN • Active Urine ... walls Immune-Complex ... immune deposits on EM
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... leukocytes in urine ... Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm ... Stratification #Fever