title: [Evaluation of a feverish child].
abstract: Assessment of the general status is crucial in the evaluation of a feverish child. It cannot be replaced with any laboratory test. The physician will evaluate the child's general status by examining the level of consciousness, reactions towards the environment, color of the skin, respiratory rate and fluid balance. If the general status has worsened, the child shall immediately be hospitalized. If the symptoms have persisted for more than one day, the CRP value is below 20 mg/l, general status is good, and no signs of bacterial disease are revealed in clinical examination, the condition is most likely a viral infection that will heal by itself.
authors.affiliation: TYKS: lastenklinikka, Turku.
authors.forename: Olli
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Ruuskanen
authors.forename: Harri
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Saxén
authors.forename: Jussi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mertsola
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D002648:Child; D003243:Consciousness; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005334:Fever / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D010808:Physical Examination; D056152:Respiratory Rate; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis