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

Urinary
to 24 months of age ... department with fever ... of Pediatrics Section ... to change as new ... UrinaryTract #Pediatrics #Fever
Evaluation of Leukocytosis:
The term 'leukocyte' applies to any cells within the myeloblast, monoblast, & lymphoid lineages.
Include
often defined as ... neutropenia: typhoid fever ... count defined as ... Improves after treating ... the underlying cause
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
Causes of Petechial ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... hemorrhage, which are ... Red Flags: • Fever ... • Extremes of age
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease 

24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... same information as ... common causes of ... ANA - Screen for ... #glomerular #testing
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
Evaluation Major Pre-Op ... or family - Ever ... Age 4. ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... surgery Stress Testing
Recommended initial testing for patients being evaluated for glomerular disease
1) 24-hour urine collection - Quantify proteinuria.
Recommended initial testing ... same information as ... and specific for detection ... common causes of ... diagnosis #initial #testing
Blood Product Transfusions One Pager Summary
Type and screen - determines blood type and detects in recipient
Crossmatch - involves testing ... S/sx: Fever, flank ... Causes purpura & ... Presents as dyspnea ... false negatives on testing
Blood Transfusion Reactions

Immune Mediated:
 • Febrile Non-Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction (FNHTR): Most common immune reaction to transfusion.
S/sx: Fever, flank ... Causes purpura & ... Sx include: fever ... Presents as dyspnea ... false negatives on testing
Pheochromocytoma - Diagnosis and Management Summary
10 percent rule = 10% of pheochromocytomas are extra-adrenal, multiple, bilateral,
malignant, pediatric cases ... at autopsy • Age ... certain drugs (such as ... resistance, impaired fasting ... Open surgical resection
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... Patients over age ... and stiffness lasting ... include low-grade fevers ... with significant fevers