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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
#Peds #Febrile ... #Infant #StepByStep ... #Algorithm #LP ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... #Stratification
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #Infant #StepByStep ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... #Stratification
Estimated Medical Radiation Doses for 5 Year-Old Child

3-view ankle	0.0015 mSv	1/14th CXRs
2-view chest	0.02 mSv	1 CXRs
Anteroposterior and lateral
Medical Radiation Doses ... CT 3 mSv 150 CXRs ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds ... #Pediatrics
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #Infant #StepByStep ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... #Stratification
How much radiation is used in paediatric radiology examinations compared to other exposures?

Estimated dose - Days
3 mSv 12 months ... Imaging #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Table #Risks # ... Testing #Study #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Summary of Oncologic Emergencies

Neutropenic fever:
- Fever + ANC < 500 → start cefepime ± vancomycin (if
suspected) - CT ... chest; CT abdomen ... 500 → may stop antibiotics ... mg/dL or > 25 % rise ... incontinence - High-dose