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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Infants #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #StepByStep #Algorithm ... #LP #Antibiotics ... Stratification #Fever
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
acute or subacute febrile ... following: • Fever ... Hemophagocytosis in bone ... • Bicytopenia Treatment ... rapidly, and empiric antibiotic
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant ... #LP #Antibiotics
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
) Pathophysiology ... , Biological + Bone ... • Clinical: fever ... /ml, ↑ LDH • Bone ... #management #treatment
Suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection - Management Algorithm
 • Temperature 37.8 C   • Rigors
infection - Management Algorithm ... • Persistent fever ... • Persistent fever ... Hernodynamically stable after treatment ... #CRBSI #diagnosis
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... treatment. http ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever