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Kawasaki Disease

Diagnostic criteria: 5-day fever PLUS four of the following…
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Bilateral conjunctivitis
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Cervical lymph
Kawasaki Disease ... Diagnostic criteria ... : 5-day fever PLUS ... #Disease #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Kawasaki Disease ... years old with fever ... recentl #MISC #Kawasaki ... #Comparison #diagnosis ... #peds #pediatrics
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Kawasaki Disease ... Presentation: • Fever ... Criteria - Fever ... #rheumatology #pediatrics ... #treatment
Rodent-associated Bacterial infections: Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever, Tularemia, Plague 

#rodent
#infections
#leptospirosis
#tularemia
#ratbitefever
#plague
#rats
#infectiousdisease
#fever
#differential
#diagnosis
#management
#treatment
#table
Leptospirosis, Rat-bite fever ... infectiousdisease #fever ... differential #diagnosis ... #management #treatment ... #table
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
suspected incomplete Kawasaki ... old on day ≥7 of fever ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Evaluation of Kawasaki ... Disease: Diagnosis ... * Fever >5d * ... 2-3 criteria) #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... an infant with fever ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics ... Stratification #Fever
Lung Abscess - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lung Abscess Etiology:
 • Necrosis of lung parenchyma by a
: • 80% have fever ... antibiotics once stable ... Intervention: - Fevers ... hemorrhage • Treatment ... shows a small, stable
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
The table below ... LBRF can be diagnosed ... can be used for diagnosis ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
explain symptoms • Fever ... : 33% • Treatment ... : No • Treatment ... Reactions #hematology #diagnosis ... #comparison #table