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Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
of Bacteremia, Risk ... by Infection Type ... Community- onset fever ... Bacteremia #Signs #LR #Risks ... #Infections #Diagnosis
Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Febrile Infants #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... #Stratification ... #Fever #RebelEM
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
block – aims to risk ... those patients at risk ... serious bacterial infections ... considered “low risk ... #Antibiotics #Risk
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... and bacterial infections ... hours • Viral infections ... • Rickettsiae infections ... Pyogenic/focal infection
Fever patterns

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis ... #pediatrics #pediatricID
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
months of age) Risk ... - No other fever ... UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds #Risk ... #Stratification
Key FUO (fever of unknown origin) questions

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious
febrilepodcast.com] #ID #Infectious ... Diseases #Infections ... #Differential # ... Ddx #Diagnosis # ... Fever #FUO #pediatrics
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
Dissociation EVERY 1 F RISE ... INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... the most likely infection ... #Dissociation #diagnosis ... #differential #
Decision Aid - What is the risk of serious infection in febrile infants (<60 days old)?

Reference:
- What is the risk ... of serious infection ... #Infant #Peds #Pediatrics ... #EBM #Serious #Infection ... #Risk #Fever
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis ... marrow Mean age at diagnosis ... 10,000 new cases diagnosed ... and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection