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Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki Disease ... systemic acute febrile ... #Kawasaki #Disease ... #Features #Signs ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Management of UTI in Febrile ... UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis ... #Management #Febrile ... #Infant #Peds # ... UrinaryTract #Pediatrics
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
the Nikolsky sign ... syndrome (SSS) in infants ... includes Kawasaki ... disease, scarlet ... Algorithm #Nikolsky #Febrile
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
<6 months of age ... • Troponin for infants ... AST or ALT> 80, signs ... Guidelines #Workup #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
“low risk” an infant ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... #Peds #Febrile ... #Infant #StepByStep
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
 • Introduction
 • Classification
 • Pathophysiology of TAPVR
 • Presentation
Introduction • Classification ... Classic “snowman sign ... Outcomes by Cara ... management #cardiology #peds ... #pediatrics #summary
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Infants ≤6 months ... dL, anemia for age ... clinical and lab signs ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Congenital Heart Disease ... Breath-holding spell (age-dependent ... Breathing • Apnea of Infancy ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
frequently affects infants ... < 3 months of age ... , however the disease ... : HLH signs and ... acute or subacute febrile
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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- Differential Diagnosis ... abdominal pain • Kawasaki ... purpura: strong sign ... testes -> pain, infarct ... #rheumatology #classification