12 results
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Step by Step Algorithmic ... Approach to Pediatric Fever ... days for improved sensitivity ... Management #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #Infant #Fever
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
catheter-related bloodstream ... infection - Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... #catheter #bloodstream
PEMSource: Algorithm for fever WITHOUT source by Age
#Diagnosis #Management #Peds #Fever #Without #Source #Table #Algorithm #PEMSource
PEMSource: Algorithm ... for fever WITHOUT ... Management #Peds #Fever ... Without #Source #Table ... #Algorithm #PEMSource
Validation of the “Step-by-Step” Approach in the Management of Young Febrile Infants
Visual Abstract by Dr. Kirsty
Peds #Pediatrics #VisualAbstract ... #StepByStep #Algorithm ... Stratification #Fever
IDSA Algorithm for the Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia

LOW RISK
 • Antidpated neutropenia < 7
IDSA Algorithm for ... Management of Fever ... and clinically stable ... #neutropenic #fever ... #IDSA #Algorithm
Tale of Two Staphylococci: 
Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). 

MSSA arrived quietly,
Tale of Two Staphylococci ... trajectory of fever ... He entered the bloodstream ... cleared from the bloodstream
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
confusion and fever ... BP stable, HR 115 ... The table below ... demonstrating spirochetes; sensitivity ... Given low sensitivity
Elevated Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

LDH is a cytoplasmic enzyme present in tissues throughout
7 days in the bloodstream ... > 1.5) with a sensitivity ... myocarditis, rheumatic fever
Comparison of Fever Algorithms for Infants <3 months old

AGE, INCLUSION, TESTS 
REQUIRED, "LOW RISK" CRITERIA, TREATMENT,
Comparison of Fever ... Algorithms for ... criteria #EBM #Fever ... #Algorithm #Comparison ... #Table #Performance
Preoperative Risk Evaluation

Major Pre-Op Questions:
1. Does the patient have any modifiable risk factors that could be
or family - Ever ... functional status - Able ... metabolic equivalent able ... event, follow ACC algorithm ... Stable patients