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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 ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep ... Stratification #Fever
Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Approach to Pediatric Fever ... Peds #Diagnosis #Management ... #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #Infant #Fever
Validation of the “Step-by-Step” Approach in the Management of Young Febrile Infants
Visual Abstract by Dr. Kirsty
Approach in the Management ... VisualAbstract #StepByStep ... Stratification #Fever
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... Lemierre's syndrome ... Brucellosis, Q fever ... vasculitis to cause ... Differential #Diagnosis #causes
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - ... Non-Infectious Causes ... disease • Behcet's syndrome ... • Hyper-IgD syndrome ... receptor-associated periodic syndrome
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep ... Stratification #Fever
Fever vs Hyperthermia
Fever:
 • Regulated in the hypothalamic thermoregulatory center
 • "Set point" raised by prostaglandin
Fever vs Hyperthermia ... Fever: • Regulated ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... ; Serotonin syndrome ... comparison #diagnosis #management
Differential Diagnosis - Noninfectious Causes of Fever

CRITICAL DIAGNOSES:
 - Acute myocardial infarction
 - Pulmonary embolism or
Noninfectious Causes ... of Fever CRITICAL ... Neuroleptic malignant syndrome ... Postmyocardiotomy syndrome ... #Causes #Differential
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome

Definition: Diffuse alveolar hemorrhage + Glomerulonephritis
Presentation (Pulmonary and renal manifestations can occur weeks apart):
Pulmonary Renal Syndrome ... Cough, Dyspnea, Fever ... Pulmonary Renal Syndromes ... Infection, Alport Syndrome ... biopsy By Tess Litchman
Bradycardia - Differential Diagnosis Framework

BRADI Mnemonic
 • BRASH/Hyperkalemia
 • Reduced oxygen/Glucose/Temp
 • ACS
 • Drugs
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Infections BRASH Syndrome ... Acute rheumatic fever ... • Yellow fever ... Spondylarthropathies Other causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes