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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 ... #Febrile #Fever ... Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
simple and complex febrile ... Guidelines for evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Neuro #Peds ... #Fever #Seizure
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 ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Ddxof
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Fever #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Peds #Fever #Workup #Evaluation #Discharge #Admission #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management ... of Pediatric Fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Peds #Fever ... Admission #Algorithm #Ddxof
Algorithm for Evaluation of Suspected Pulmonary Embolism #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism #Pulmonary #Embolism #DDimer #CTA
Algorithm for Evaluation ... of Suspected Pulmonary ... Embolism #Diagnosis ... #EM #IM #PCC #PulmonaryEmbolism ... CTA #Algorithm #Ddxof
Causes of Petechial Rash - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Pinpoint areas (less than 2 mm) of hemorrhage, which
- Differential Diagnosis ... Red Flags: • Fever ... medication Febrile ... Algorithm #Causes #dermatology ... #physicalexam
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
petechiae/purpura with fever ... require emergent evaluation ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... the patient is afebrile ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Maculopapular Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

The term maculopapule is a portmanteau, a combination
of macule and
appear toxic and febrile ... differential diagnosis ... pathognomonic for SJS or EM ... require emergent evaluation ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Subacute-Acute: • Common: fever ... Rare: DAH, acute febrile ... Imaging: CXR- pulmonary ... opacities • Diagnosis ... #management #hematology