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Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
Procalcitonin >= 0.5 ng/mL ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Management #StepByStep ... #Algorithm #Infant ... #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
“low risk” an infant ... with fever without ... Procalcitonin <0.5 ng/mL ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Are the following present?
   1.
Algorithm for the ... Evaluation of Acute Diarrhea ... fever, abdominal ... #management #algorithm ... #workup #diagnosis
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
frequently affects infants ... : HLH signs and ... following: • Fever ... Ferritin >500 ng/mL ... #management #treatment
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Actively maintained fever ... devices, especially infants ... hyperthermia crisis (late sign ... Anesthesia #Checklist #Diagnosis ... #Management #Workup
Post-Transplant Diarrhea - Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Post-transplant diarrhea (≥ 3 loose or liquid stools per day)
- Diagnosis and ... Management Algorithm ... Malabsorption workup ... reduction (5-8 ng/mL ... #Diagnosis #Management