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You don’t need labs or CT scans in children who have recovered after a simple febrile or first time seizure

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battle sign bruises around the mastoid, raccoon eyes, or other bruising and lacerations) or reported by history – but could be identified (later) with a bleed or fracture on a head CT scan if your index of suspicion is high or the seizure is going well beyond the expected duration and not responding well to antiepileptics.

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Diagnostics: Inflammatory Markers

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Pneumonia A 2020 meta-analysis of 8 studies including 2,215 adults with confirmed community acquired pneumonia in different settings found PCT with a cutoff of 0.5 2020 Nov 20;99(47):e23315. Identifying serious causes of back pain: cancer, infection, fracture. J Med Virol. 2021; 93: 4358–4369. Medicine (Baltimore).