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“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... serious bacterial infections ... an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Management #Pediatrics #Peds
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... Urinary tract infection ... department with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Febrile #Infant #Peds
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) - Summary
Overview: 
 • Most common leukemia in adults
 • Disorder of
minimal tumor burden Diagnosis ... immunophenotype Clinical ... ) B symptoms → fevers ... Complications: 1) Infection ... Lymphocytic #Leukemia #oncology
Cyclosporiasis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Pathogen: 
 • Cyclospora cayetanensis
 • Foodborne, waterbone, and soil-transmitted.
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transmission as zoonotic infection ... diarrhea, Low-grade fever ... routine O&P • Clinical ... #management #treatment ... #microbiology #
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Aplastic Anemia Clinical ... Presentation: • Fever ... aplastic anemia Treatment ... Aplastic #Anemia #oncology ... #hematology #diagnosis
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
old on day ≥7 of fever ... if they have no clinical ... echo is positive, treatment ... within 10 d of fever ... #Diagnosis #Peds
CAPD-associated peritonitis (Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis) - 5 Things To Know
Diagnosis (Two of the following):
(1) Clinical
following): (1) Clinical ... culture Note that fever ... Microbiology: • ... diverticulitis) Treatment ... Conncomitant catheter infection
Chagas Disease (American trypanosomiasis) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Acute Chagas Disease (8-12 weeks):
 • Mild: Malaise,
Mild: Malaise, fever ... • Treatment: ... useful for chronic infection ... T.cruzi without clinical ... #Management #Microbiology
Acute Dacryocystitis- A 4-week-old boy was brought to the emergency department after having drainage from both
He received a diagnosis ... dacryocystitis — infection ... agents, and the fever ... #NEJM #clinical ... #photo #peds #acute
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia - Summary

Cancer affecting lymphocytes/Mature B cell neoplasm
 • Lymphocytes accumulate in large numbers
Orange or Hep C Clinical ... Lymphadenopathy • Fevers ... weeks without infection ... microglobulin Treatment ... #workup #oncology