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Validation of the Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile Infants

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Step-By-Step Approach to Febrile ... Infants #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant ... Stratification #Fever
Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
simple and complex febrile ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Neuro #Peds ... #Febrile #FebrileSeizure ... #Fever #Seizure
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... Management of UTI in Febrile ... department with fever ... UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Infant #Peds #
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
“low risk” an infant ... with fever without ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
uncharacterized fevers ... particularly complex febrile ... seizure) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Fever #SBI #SeriousBacterialIllness
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Febrile #Infant ... Stratification #Fever
Rubella (German Measles)
Rubella, also called German measles, often presents with a mild febrile illness with a
presents with a mild febrile ... defects and death) Clinical ... • Low grade fever ... lymphadenopathy #Rubella #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Plain radiography of the abdomen revealed calcification of both adrenal glands. A homozygous mutation in LIPA
confirmed the diagnosis ... acid lipase is critical ... #clincial #peds ... calcifications #infant ... NEJM #Wolmans #radiology
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
-80 degrees of flexion ... dislocation, due to EDS ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Dislocation #IPJoint #Radiology ... #XRay #Diagnosis
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Infants ≤6 months ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... if they have no clinical ... within 10 d of fever ... #Diagnosis #Peds