A 29-day-old well-appearing infant with fever 38.2°C has normal UA and inflammatory markers low. According to AAP 8-60 day algorithms, which is reason...

Question

A 29-day-old well-appearing infant with fever 38.2°C has normal UA and inflammatory markers low. According to AAP 8-60 day algorithms, which is reasonable?

Accepted Answer

Blood culture and close outpatient follow-up if reliable caregivers

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Discharge without any testing

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Lumbar puncture mandatory

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Empiric oseltamivir

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Chest CT

us-usmle-step-2 MCQ (SBA): Febrile Infant (29-60 days)

A 29-day-old well-appearing infant with fever 38.2°C has normal UA and inflammatory markers low. According to AAP 8-60 day algorithms, which is reasonable?