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*[[Fever (Peds)]] | *[[Fever (Peds)]] | ||
*[[FUO (Peds)]] | |||
*[[Fever and Rash]] | *[[Fever and Rash]] | ||
*[[Fever of Unknown Origin]] | *[[Fever of Unknown Origin]] | ||
Revisión del 17:13 12 sep 2014
Background
Definition
- Defined as temperature ≥38°C (100.4°F)
- >41.0°C (105°F) needs urgent treatment (damage neurons)
Acute Fever Differential Diagnosis
Fever
Infectious
- Critical
- Sepsis
- PNA with respiratory failure
- Peritonitis
- Meningitis
- Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
- Necrotizing Fasciitis
- Emergent
- PNA
- Peritonsillar Abscess
- Retropharyngeal Abscess
- Epiglottitis
- Endocarditis
- Pericarditis
- Appendicitis
- Cholecystitis
- Diverticulitis
- Intra-abdominal abscess
- Pyelonephritis
- Tubo-ovarian abscess
- Encephalitis
- Brain abscess
- Cellulitis
- Abscess
- Malaria
- Non-emergent
Non-infectious
- Critical
- Emergent
- CHF
- Dehydration
- Recent Seizure
- Sickle Cell Dz
- Transplant rejection
- Pancreatitis
- DVT
- Serotonin Syndrome
- Non-emergent
- Drug fever (except as in NMS and Serotonin Syndrome)
- Malignancy
- Gout
- Sarcoidosis
- Crohn's Disease
- Postmyocardiotomy syndrome
- Sweet's syndrome
Workup
See individual notes for specific workup:
- Fever and Rash
- Fever of Unknown Origin
- Neutropenic Fever
- AIDS Fever of Unknown Origin
- Heat Emergencies
- Fever in Traveler