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Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
#Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever #RebelEM
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
<10,000/mm3 - CRP ... < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... Antibiotics #Risk #Stratification ... #Fever
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
>= 0.5 ng/mL CRP ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis #Management ... StepByStep #Algorithm #Infant ... #Fever
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... with CXR, obtain ... with LP Meningitis ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Infants ≤6 months ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... within 10 d of fever ... and lab signs (CRP ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Cryptococcal meningitis on T2 MRI
30 M from sub-Saharan Africa presents w/ progressive Headache x1 mo, +neck
Diagnosis? ... are common but fever ... half. absence of fever ... drained at time of diagnosis ... If a second LP is