PPT-Evaluation of the Febrile Patient

Fevers and Fevers of Unknown Origin A casebased approach Richard Serrao MD Assistant Professor of Medicine BUSM Sections of Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases The febrile patient Fevers . VERIT KLOG57347HYHORSPHQW57347HQWUH5735957347GGHQEURRNH57526V57347RVSLWDO5735957347DPEULGJH Introduction Febrile convulsions present the most common problem in paediatric neurology How serious are they for th e child Opinions have changed with Hampers MD MBA Louis A Spina MD Pediatric febrile seizures are by far the most common form of firsttime seizure in childhood The incidence of a single febrile seizure is approximately 4 of all children younger than 5 years Because these occur in ot Febrile seizure is associated with fever 1004 F or 38 C by any method of measurement which occurs between 6 and 60 months of age PIDEMIOLOGY x 5 approximately 4 of all children will have febrile seizures x 2 of the children with first febrile seizu Ryan . Em. C. . Dalman. MD MBA - 070070. “Co-co-co-com . Bulsyon. !”. “. ehem. …”. Outline. Objectives. Case Presentation. Case . Discussion. Objectives. Present a case of Simple Febrile Seizures. Febrile Neutropenia. !!. Please. take this brief pre-module quiz. 2. https://. goo.gl/forms/82ZE0vVBKgVwa9cQ2. This module works a lot better in “presentation” mode. 3. Outline. General principles and importance of FN. Dr . Abdulhafeez. Mohamed . Khair. MBBS.CABP.MHPE.MRCPCH. Pediatric Neurology Clinical Fellow. CME activity, 12-5-2015. Presentation headlines. Overview & background.. Simple febrile seizures.. Complex/complicated febrile seizures.. CHILD NEUROLOGIST. Febrile Seizures. Febrile seizures are seizures that . occur. . between the age of 6 and 60 . mo. . with a temperature of . 38C . or higher. ,. . that are not the result of central nervous system infection . Janet Romrell, PA-C. New patient Evaluation. Chief complaint. History of present illness. Medicare recognizes 8 descriptors. Location. Quality. Severity. Duration. Timing. Context. Modifying factors. Febrile Seizures. When to Image Based on . Choosing . Wisely. ®. . and ACR Appropriateness . Criteria. ®. What Is R-SCAN?. 2. C. ollaborative activity . for referring clinicians and radiologists to improve patient . Case:. 2 year old. Second seizure. Now resolved. GCS 6. 36.6 HR 146 cap refill < 2 sec RR 12 . sats. 90%. A) List . four (4) risk factors that increase the recurrence rate of a further febrile . convulsion:. Prepared by:. Assis. . Lec. . . Lubab. Tariq . Nafea. Contents.  . What is a seizure?.  Seizure types.  . Etiology. of seizures.  Febrile convulsions.  Epilepsies of childhood.  Epilepsy syndromes. 504 1 - i n d u c e dmyoclonus or febrile myoclonus is poorly recognized and has only 2 P A 1A23-month-old female presented to the Emergency Roomwith a 24-hour history of fever, lethargy and brief gen fever, usually in children under five years of age.comes on very quickly. This rapid change in temperature EmergencyDepartmentfact sheetsFebrile Convulsion in Childrenwww.health.qld.gov.au/emergency Inclusion Criteria or recurrent febrile seizures s of age ICU status, trauma, chronic systemic illness Complex Febrile Seizure Prolonged duratio�n 5 minutes or focal At onset of febrile illne