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Practical Pediatric Viral Rash Algorithm

Child presenting with rash and current/ recent symptoms of viral illness but
Rash Algorithm ... current/ recent symptoms ... five days and no signs ... / symptoms of sepsis ... #Peds #Diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Embolism Well's Criteria ... for PE • Clinical ... Signs and Symptoms ... #Algorithm #WellsCriteria
Primary Biliary Cirrhosis - Diagnosis Algorithm
Symptoms: Fatigue, Pruritus, Right upper quadrant discomfort
Signs: Jaundice, Xanthelasmata, Hepatomegaly
Associated history:
Algorithm Symptoms ... quadrant discomfort Signs ... Associated history: Symptoms ... PBC if 2/3 criteria ... #Algorithm #hepatology
Clinical Manifestations of Serotonin Syndrome
 • Ophthalmologic: Mydriasis, Ocular clonus (slow horizontal movements)
 • Gastrointestinal: Diarrhea,
Clinical Manifestations ... Cardiovascular and vital ... sign abnormalities ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Symptoms ... #diagnosis
Whipple Disease (Tropheryma whipplei) - Diagnosis and Management 

Caused by: Tropheryma whipplei

Symptoms and Signs:
1. Migratory poly/oligoarthralgia
Tropheryma whipplei Symptoms ... and Signs: 1. ... Criteria - Either ... #algorithm #management ... #criteria #Tropheryma
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Maculopapular - Diagnostic ... Algorithm Pathophysiology ... Ill-appearing, vital ... sign instability ... Maculopapular #Scaling #Color
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
), and salmon- colored ... the chest/trunk Symptoms ... • Leukocytosis Diagnosis ... - Yamaguchi criteria ... that is salmon-colored
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
if they have no clinical ... purposes of this algorithm ... decreased LV function, mitral ... and lab signs ( ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Labyrinthitis 
Vestibular neuritis + unilateral hearing loss = Labyrinthitis 
1) Vertigo (severe) 
2) Gait instability 
3)
hearing loss Clinical ... Possibly due to viral ... Labyrinthitis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs
Blood Culture Collection Algorithm - Adult Patients with Suspected Systemic Infection 

Pawlowicz et al evidenced based
who meet SIRS criteria ... have unstable vital ... signs warrant blood ... infections, whose clinical ... #Indications #Criteria