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Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Emergency Department Evaluation ... and Management ... UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Febrile ... #Infant #Peds #
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 ... particularly complex febrile ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Ddxof
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency
Etiology:
 • Vit B12 - aka cobalamin. Present in foods derived from animal
Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin ... • Common Causes ... related to IBD, celiac ... total body stores Evaluation ... #management #nutrition
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Deficiency) - Diagnosis ... and Management ... eating habits • Infants ... , or any other cause ... #Management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)

High mortality without prompt recognition and management. HLH is a critical diagnostic consideration in
recognition and management ... consideration in febrile ... hyperinflammatory syndrome caused ... Onset: Usually in infancy ... - Cytopenias (anemia