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Causes of Post-Partum Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
6 W's for causes of PPF
 - Wind: pneumonia,
Fever - Differential ... atalectasis - Water: UTI ... Infection: • UTI ... Episiotomy • Abscess ... #PostPartum #Fever
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... stratify with UTI ... - No other fever ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... Other: • Drug fever ... Osteomyelitis • Occult abscess ... Cholangitis • UTI ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #causes
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Algorithm No Fever ... Bronchitis - No URTI ... Fever, Tachypnea ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
Illness (SBI): 1) UTI ... pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... Classification #Fever
Bilateral B-Lines in case of Pneumonia on Lung POCUS

Young healthy pt with fever/dyspnea. POCUS lung exam
Bilateral B-Lines in case ... healthy pt with fever ... POCUS lung exam ... travel hx, home meds ... Progressive URI
Urothelial Thickening on Renal POCUS
Teenager (female) with flank pain and fever.  POCUS to evaluate for
flank pain and fever ... POCUS to evaluate ... renal infarction/abscess ... first febrile UTI ... on u/s in young peds
Causes of Fever in the Immunocompromised Host - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Structural Defect - Asplenia/HypospIenism
 • Bacteremia/Septic
Causes of Fever ... Infection • Abscess ... Infection #Fever ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Hematology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
Pyogenic liver abscess ... Common bacterial causes ... from contiguous focus ... , perinephric abscess ... pediatrics #children #peds
Majocchi’s Granuloma due to Trichophyton rubrum 
This is GMS stain and culture of a skin biopsy
No fever. ... / foot + tinea pedis ... tissues - mainly caused ... plaques, pustules, abscess