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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 Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Pediatric Stridor - Differential ... Tracheitis* • Croup ... Barking Cough: • Croup ... • Atypical Croup ... Body #Stridor #Differential
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Parainfluenza (2%) - croup ... Pharyngitis: • Group ... strep (5-15%) • Group ... Pharyngitis #Causes #differential
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Bacterial • Group ... scarlet fever • Group ... C and group G streptococcus ... Parainfluenza - Cold, croup ... IDSA #diagnosis #differential
The child with stridor - Assessment and Differential
 - Croup 
 - Epiglottitis: 
 - Bacterial
Assessment and Differential ... - Croup - Epiglottitis ... Pediatrics #Stridor #Differential
Evaluating Patients for Smallpox
Acute, Generalized Vesicular or Pustular Rash Illness Protocol

#SmallPox #Algorithm #Diagnosis #Criteria #Differential #Varicella
Algorithm #Diagnosis #Criteria ... #Differential # ... Varicella #Criteria
Light's Criteria for Pleural Effusions

#Diagnosis #Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria #Pleural #Effusion #Differential

** GrepMed Recommended Text: Pocket Medicine:
Light's Criteria ... Pulmonary #Lights #Criteria ... Pleural #Effusion #Differential
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
Pleural Effusion - Workup, Diagnostic Algorithm #Diagnosis #EM #IM #PCC #Pleural #Effusion #Transudative #Exudative #Differential #Algorithm
Transudative #Exudative #Differential ... Algorithm #Lights #Criteria
Flowchart to interpreting pleural fluid analysis using Light's criteria and based on the British Thoracic Society
using Light's criteria ... interpretation #lights #criteria ... #algorithm #differential