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

Urinary
Evaluation and Management ... of UTI in Febrile ... to 24 months of age ... UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Febrile
Tuberculosis Testing

LATENT TB
• LTBI is diagnosed when an asymptomatic patient has a positive TST or IGRA
TB • LTBI is diagnosed ... • < 6 years of age ... single specimen are ... used to exclude pulmonary ... #InfectiousDiseases
Febrile convulsions are terrifying for parents (and for those new to paediatrics  who've never seen
Febrile convulsions ... are terrifying ... LizzyJackson16 #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Febrile
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Hantavirus - Rodents are ... Syndrome (HCPS): Febrile ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
There are clear ... Well appearing - Aged ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
terminal alveoli and are ... Langerhans giant cells are ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Disseminated Gonococcal Infection - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Bacteremic spread of the Gram-negative diplococci Neisseria gonorrhoeae. History
and Management ... Most patients are ... afebrile • Acute ... #Management #Microbiology ... #InfectiousDiseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
< 3 months of age ... acute or subacute febrile ... absent NK cell activity ... insulting agent are ... #management #treatment
Tuberculosis Overview

10 million new M. tuberculosis infections/year
Facultative intracellular rod-shaped bacteria
Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) accounts for 4.6% of
terminal alveoli and are ... Langerhans giant cells are ... Tuberculosis Diagnosis ... Tuberculosis #TB #Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Rigors And Bacteremia - Overview

• Rigors are a response to the release of cytokines and prostaglandins
Overview • Rigors are ... • Chills in febrile ... vasculature via: • Active ... Pathophysiology #InfectiousDiseases ... #Diagnosis