Management of fever in infants and children

摘要: There is no question that fever a source of great consternation for parent and physician alike; however, it impossible to predict with certainty the outcome every febrile illness. Inherent in words diagnostic impression degree uncertainty. The only remaining how much uncertainty best interest child. Physicians try use existing scientific data determine prevalence disease outcome. At same time, they must recognize limitations both their ability be generalized population. Everything clinicians do has risks costs, which balance against incidence complications benefits testing. To take away clinical judgment makes physicians technicians not clinicians.