Fever and rash resident survival guide (pediatrics)

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Eman Alademi, M.D.[2]

Synonyms and keywords:fever = frenzy, temperature, feverishness, heat, ferment, pyrexia, excitement, agitation, febrile, feverish, furor, sweat, ecstasy, febricity, hyperthermia.

Rush: reckless, impetuous, impulsive, hasty, overhasty, foolhardy, incautious, precipitate, precipitous, premature, careless, heedless, thoughtless.

Fever and rash resident survival guide (pediatrics) Microchapters
Overview
Causes
FIRE
Diagnosis
Treatment
Do's
Don'ts

Overview


Causes

Life Threatening Causes

Life-threatening causes include conditions that may result in death or permanent disability within 24 hours if left untreated.

  • Meningococcal infection
  • Bacterial endocarditis
  • Rocky Mountain spotted fever
  • Necrotizing fasciitis
  • Toxic shock syndrome
  • Miliary tuberculosis[1]

Common Causes[2]

FIRE: Focused Initial Rapid Evaluation

Complete Diagnostic Approach

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Treatment

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Do's

  • The content in this section is in bullet points.

Don'ts

  • The content in this section is in bullet points.

References

  1. ↑ Rieder HL, Kelly GD, Bloch AB, Cauthen GM, Snider DE (1991). "Tuberculosis diagnosed at death in the United States". Chest. 100 (3): 678–81. doi:10.1378/chest.100.3.678. PMID 1889256.
  2. ↑ Cherry JD (1993). "Contemporary infectious exanthems". Clin Infect Dis. 16 (2): 199–205. doi:10.1093/clind/16.2.199. PMID 8443297.
  3. ↑ Griffin DE, Pan CH (2009). "Measles: old vaccines, new vaccines". Curr Top Microbiol Immunol. 330: 191–212. doi:10.1007/978-3-540-70617-5_10. PMID 19203111.
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