Fever Basics/Newborns
>38.5 C or 101.4 F
What is the definition of a fever?
Complications of untreated strep pharyngitis
What are rheumatic fever and PSGN?
Reactivation = shingles
What is VZV?
Can result in coronary artery aneurysm
What is Kawasaki disease?
Cats (especially kittens)
>7 days
How long is a prolonged fever?
3-5 days of high fever followed by rash on neck/trunk
What is roseola?
Common cause of hospitalization for respiratory support in kids under age 5
What is RSV bronchiolitis?
Presents as tachycardia, weight loss, +/- fever
What is hyperthyroidism?
Possible camping exposures
Neonatal Sepsis Calculator
What is a tool used to stratify risk of GBS sepsis/bacteremia?
Potential complications of untreated otitis media
What are speech delay, mastoiditis, brain abscess
Can administer as early as 6 months, need 2 doses 4 weeks apart if < 2 doses given before July 1
What is the influenza vaccine?
Presents as fever, rash, polyarthritis, lymphadenopathy
What is juvenile idiopathic arthritis?
Pathogens found in raw milk
What are Listeria, E. coli, Yersinia, Brucella?
Typical workup for FUO
What are a CBC, CMP, blood cultures, urine culture, ESR, CRP, RPP, and chest x-ray?
Risk factors for UTI
What are history of UTI, female, uncircumcised male, and no other identified source?
Most common measles complications
What are pneumonia, keratoconjunctivitis, diarrhea, otitis media, and malnutrition?
Drug class that can cause fever/temperature instability
What are anticholinergics (but really any of them)
What to screen for in kids in group living situations or born in certain countries in Asia, Africa, and Central/South America
Lumbar puncture
What is an additional test recommended for fever in infants < 1 month of age?
Can cause hydrops fetalis, aplastic crisis in patients w/ sickle cell disease
Most common causative pathogens of meningitis
What are Streptococcus pneumoniae, Neisseria meningitidis, and Enterovirus?
Recurrent fever, runs in families
What is familial Mediterranean fever?