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Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Management of UTI ... department with fever ... Guidelines are based ... Guidelines are not ... #Fever
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Presentation: • Fever ... Mucositis, Rash, Hand ... soles, edema of hands ... #rheumatology #pediatrics ... #treatment
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and ... treatments in this ... an infant with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Peri-operative Hyperthermia - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
If prolonged or ≥ 39 C this is a
Hyperthermia - Guidelines ... Treatment depends ... Actively maintained fever ... Reference Handbook - Guidelines ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
Recurrent Polymorphic VT/Torsades de Pointes - Management Algorithm
Drugs that prolong QT interval:
 • Class 1a (quinidine,
Algorithm Drugs ... • Macrolides and ... Congenital long QT Syndrome ... Hypocalcemia (rarely) Treatment ... #Algorithm
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) 
(aka Ritter disease) 
Nikolsky positive 
Clinical 
• Typically occurs 3 to
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome ... Rare at birth • Fever ... areas, buttocks, hands ... Conjunctivitis Management ... CA-MRSA or initial treatment
Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome - Overview of IRIS

What Is IRIS?
	• A state of hyperinflammatory response that
Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome ... Fever, chills, lack ... meningitis • Guidelines ... #Inflammatory #Syndrome ... Differential #Diagnosis #Management
The Febrile Infant Step-by-Step Algorithm
This is an algorithm developed by European emergency physicians to identify low-risk
This is an algorithm ... empiric antibiotic treatment ... Diagnosis #EBM #Management ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... Stratification #Fever