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Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Fever #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Peds #Fever #Workup #Evaluation #Discharge #Admission #Algorithm
Management of Pediatric Fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Peds #Fever ... Evaluation #Discharge #Admission ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered Mental Status #Diagnosis #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Altered ... Mental Status #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #AMS #AlteredMentalStatus ... #Differential #Algorithm ... #Ddxof
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... CSF evaluation as ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Ddxof
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... leukocytes in urine ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
described race as ... - No other fever ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... #Diagnosis #Management ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds
Pediatric Fever Without a Source - 3 months to 3 years - Additional Workup Beyond Urine
Pediatric Fever ... Workup Beyond Urine ... Vaccines (PCV) #Diagnosis ... #Management #Peds ... #EM #Workup #Algorithm
A blood test and/or 24 hour urine collection for the breakdown product of adrenaline & noradrenaline
and/or 24 hour urine ... In certain cases ... additional studies such as ... the tumor should never ... #Algorithm