Acute Febrile Illness Guidelines | Medical Algorithm

Are you evaluating a child with fever?

Yes

Age of the child (if less than 1 year old, enter decimal fraction)

years

Does the child have a pre-existing condition that predisposes the child to a serious infection?

Yes

Maximum temperature of the child

Number of times temperature measured at > 40°C

Number of days with elevated temperatures

Does the child appear unwell?

Yes

Does the child show?

• excessive sleepiness?

Yes

• delerium?

Yes

• convulsion?

Yes

• breathlessness?

Yes

Select an appropriate answer for each question

Site of temperature measurement

Pain

Vomiting

Headache

Earache

Evaluation

Results

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Interpretation and Description

References

Next Steps in Evaluation

Diagnosis

Therapy

Monitoring

Patient Concerns

Societal Concerns

Specialty

Objective

ICD-10

Guidelines for When to Call Pediatrician About Febrile Child

Purpose: To determine if a pediatrician should be consulted for a febrile child using the guidelines of El-Radhi and Carroll.