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Home Fever Without Source or Unknown Origin-Child

Variants

Infant or child age 1 month to 36 months with FWS with low risk for occult pneumonia (No respiratory signs or symptoms, fever<39° or leukocytosis<20,000/mm3).

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Scenario

Scenario ID

Procedure

Adult RRL

Peds RRL

Appropriateness Category

Ped 1-36m, fever without source, no resp sx

3100770

Radiography chest

<0.1 mSv
☢

<0.03 mSv [ped]
☢

Usually not appropriate