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The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
some diagnostic clues ... to evaluating the ... Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics
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 ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... rales on exam 3) Meningitis ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... SeriousBacterialIllness #Ddxof
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis ... Passive neck flexion causes ... While the pathophysiology ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Toxin C -> N. meningitidis ... hearing loss, meningitis ... media; pneumonia, meningitis ... #Immunization #peds ... #pediatrics #pathophysiology
Newborn Infant - Routine Examination

Birthweight, gestational age and birthweight percentile are noted.
General observation Of the baby's
a late sign of meningitis ... requires further evaluation ... coarctation of the aorta ... #Examination #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis