RT Book, Section
A1 Wang, Vincent J.
A2 Tintinalli, Judith E.
A2 Stapczynski, J. Stephan
A2 Ma, O. John
A2 Yealy, Donald M.
A2 Meckler, Garth D.
A2 Cline, David M.
SR Print(0)
ID 1126633065
T1 Fever and Serious Bacterial Illness in Infants and Children
T2 Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine: A Comprehensive Study Guide, 8e
YR 2016
FD 2016
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9780071794763
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1126633065
RD 2024/04/19
AB Fever  is  the  most  common  chief  complaint  of  children  presenting  to  the  ED,  accounting  for  ~30%  of  pediatric  outpatient  visits.  It  is  critical  to  differentiate  mildly  ill  from  seriously  ill  children  with  fever,  especially  in  the  neonate  and  infant.  This  challenge  is  compounded  by  the  nonspecific  symptoms  and  lack  of  a  focus  of  infection  in  most  children  with  fever.  Many  factors  influence  evaluation  and  management,  including  clinical  assessment,  physical  examination  findings,  patient  age,  immunization  status,  and  height  of  the  fever.