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Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
Jones criteria for ... and two minor, criteria ... evidence of preceding group ... antibodies, or group ... culture) #Jones #Criteria
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Parainfluenza (2%) - croup ... Pharyngitis: • Group ... strep (5-15%) • Group
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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Bacterial • Group ... scarlet fever • Group ... C and group G streptococcus ... Parainfluenza - Cold, croup
Rheumatic Fever - Jones Criteria
An autoimmune condition. Peak incidence is 5-15 yrs of age.
Triggered by infection
Fever - Jones Criteria ... infection with Group ... revised Jones Criteria ... infection +2 major criteria ... Fever #RF #Jones #Criteria
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Severity and Prognosis
Criteria for Severe CAP - Severe CAP present in 1
and Prognosis Criteria ... present in 1 major criterion ... or 3 minor criteria ... met • Major criteria ... ventilation • Minor criteria
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Tracheitis* • Croup ... Barking Cough: • Croup ... • Atypical Croup
Classification of Croup Severity 
Mild, Moderate, Severe 

#Croup #Severity #Classification #Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Classification of Croup ... Moderate, Severe #Croup
Infective Endocarditis: Modified Duke Criteria
Clinical Criteria: 
1. Two major criteria 
2. One major and three minor
Modified Duke Criteria ... Clinical Criteria ... Two major criteria ... and three minor criteria ... Five minor criteria
Pulmonary Hypertension Group Classification
#Diagnosis #Management #Pulmonary #Hypertension #PHTN #Group #Classification #Curbsiders
Pulmonary Hypertension Group ... Hypertension #PHTN #Group
LVH by voltage criteria - (Sokolow-Lyon Index) #Diagnosis #Cardiology #MedStudent #EKG #LVH #Hypertrophy #Criteria #Sokolow #Lyon
LVH by voltage criteria ... #Hypertrophy #Criteria ... Lyon #Voltage #Criteria