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Fever patterns

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious Diseases  #Infections
#Differential #Ddx #Diagnosis
Fever patterns ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #pediatrics #pediatricID ... #PedsID #fever
Key FUO (fever of unknown origin) questions

By Dr. Sara Dong @swinndong via Febrile [febrilepodcast.com]
#ID  #Infectious
Key FUO (fever of ... febrilepodcast.com] #ID ... #Ddx #Diagnosis ... #Fever #FUO #pediatrics ... #PediatricID #PedsID
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
American Academy of Pediatrics ... interest of advancing pediatric ... UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #UrinaryTract #Pediatrics ... #Fever
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... serious bacterial infections ... with fever without ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics
Common Childhood Exanthems - Differential Diagnosis
1) Rubeola (Measles) - Measles morbillivirus (MeV)
2) Scarlet Fever - Streptococcus
- Differential Diagnosis ... MeV) 2) Scarlet Fever ... aureus 5) Erythema infectiosum ... subitum (Roseola infantum ... #pediatrics
How to use C-reactive protein (CRP)- Review https://ep.bmj.com/content/early/2018/07/19/archdischild-2018-315079

 - An CRP alone cannot be used to
demonstrates a poor diagnostic ... new-borns and infants ... guide intial treatment ... #Review #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Diagnosis #Laboratory
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
The Febrile Infant ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... 92.0% and 46.9% #Diagnosis ... EBM #Management #Pediatrics ... Stratification #Fever
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... cæxist with other infections ... - Fever lasting ... #rheumatology #pediatrics ... #treatment
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
culture Note that fever ... Microbiology: • ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... Conncomitant catheter infection ... Washington University ID
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 ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki