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

#Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics #Peds #Febrile #Infant #StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Infants #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... #Antibiotics #Risk ... Stratification #Fever
Lung Infections in HIV - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Disease by CD4 Count:
Any CD4 Count:
 • Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Differential Diagnosis ... : • Risk: Can ... factor • May cause ... #differential #diagnosis ... #infectiousdiseases
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Leptospirosis ... For every 1°F rise ... #Differential #Diagnosis
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 ... uncharacterized fevers ... specificity 2) Pneumonia ... with LP Meningitis ... particularly complex febrile
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Syndrome (HCPS): Febrile ... • Prodrome: fever ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #infectiousdiseases
Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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and Management ... Ulceroglandular: Fever ... United States • Pneumonic ... Typhoidal: Systemic febrile ... #infectiousdiseases
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
and Management ... • Most common cause ... • DM risk factor ... : • 80% have fever ... Intervention: - Fevers
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 ... #EBM #Management ... StepByStep #Algorithm #LP ... Stratification #Fever
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... → Risk of malaria ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... HPI #Interview #InfectiousDiseases