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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
febrile seizures ... #Neuro #Peds #Febrile ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... #Seizure #Algorithm ... #Workup #Simple
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... (particularly complex ... febrile seizure ... Diagnosis #Peds #EM
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Figure 4, page 12 ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... require emergent evaluation ... the patient is afebrile ... petechiae require complete