Fever In Children Flashcards
1
Q
Whe is temperature highest during day?
A
Evening
2
Q
Fever in various sites?
A
Rectal >38
Oral >37.5
Axillary >37 .2
3
Q
When you can’t use Mercury thermometer?
A
Not under 4 weeks
4
Q
3 kinds of fever
A
Without focus
With localizing signs
PUO
5
Q
3 origins of fever
A
- Infection
- Malignancy
- Autoimmune - inflammatory
6
Q
3 kinds of bugs in kids that will cause problem
A
Neisseria Meningitis
Strep Pneumo
HiB
7
Q
Advice for child with fever?
A
Encourage fluid intake
Not paracetomol, or ibuprofen
8
Q
Why don’t antipyretics prevent convulsions?
A
Different pathway for convulsion
9
Q
Can infection fever cause brain damage?
A
Never.
10
Q
Chance of having bacterial infection in a kid?
A
1 in 200
11
Q
If T >40, then how likely bacterial?
A
1/3
>3m.
12
Q
Virus fever goes away in how many days?
A
Most gone by 5days
13
Q
Threshold for likely viral
A
> 3mo age
Not unwell
