"Shaji O. Mathew" wrote: > 4 week old with fever (102.1 Rectal), slight cough and some runny nose as per > history. Physical exam unremarkable (negative for meningeal signs). nasal wash > for RSV is sent, CBC and UA sent. > Questions: > a.. Should one spinal tap this otherwise well looking infant? We would routinely tap a febrile 1 m.o. unless the RSV comes back (+). > b.. Should one wait for CBC and/or UA to come back before considering > empirical Abx? Assuming the RSV is negative (we get results in less than one hr. at our hospital), we routinely begin antibiotics pending a negative sepsis workup. -- Gary M. on LI Volunteer Your PC for Cancer Research @ http://members.ud.com/services/teams/team.htm?id=6065F531-AD68-47F5-938D-F95F5CDFC284