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The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
Febrile Child - some diagnostic ... clues to evaluating ... Fever #Evaluation #Assessment ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Signs and Symptoms of Respiratory Distress Through the Years. 

#signs #symptoms #diagnosis #differential #neonatal #pediatrics #adult
Signs and Symptoms ... #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis #differential ... #neonatal #pediatrics ... respiratory #distress #causes
Tetralogy of Fallot 

1. Right ventricular outflow tract obstruction 

2. Right ventricular hypertrophy 

3. Ventricular septal
Ventricular septal defect ... #Fallot #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Cardiology #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki Disease ... Affects children ... Early diagnosis ... #Features #Signs ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Newborn Assessment - APGAR Score

Assessment of newborn vital signs following labor via a 10-point scale evaluated
Newborn Assessment ... APGAR Score Assessment ... newborn vital signs ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #APGAR
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
#Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... Differential #Peds #Pediatrics
Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Risk factor for Late Onset Alzheimer's (99% of cases):
 - Increasing
Alzheimer’s Disease ... Alzheimer's (99% of cases ... chromosome 21) Signs ... pathophysiology #geriatrics ... #diagnosis #signs
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
- Differential Diagnosis ... Contraction - Signs ... or spinal cord disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis ... DIAPPERS #Mnemonic #Geriatrics
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
neuropsychological assessment ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... (parkinsonian signs ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... #Geriatrics #Workup
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... Brudzinski's sign ... Passive neck flexion causes ... despite severe disease ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics