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Differential Diagnosis of Acute Pharyngitis #Diagnosis #EM #PrimaryCare #ENT #Pharyngitis #SoreThroat #Differential #Algorithm #RedFlags #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis of Acute ... Pharyngitis #Diagnosis ... #EM #PrimaryCare ... #ENT #Pharyngitis
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Causes of Acute ... Pharyngitis • 200 ... of Acute Pharyngitis ... (herpangina), EBV ... of Acute Pharyngitis
Types and causes of acute diarrhea #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Diarrhea #Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Types and causes ... of acute diarrhea ... #Diagnosis #EM
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
Acute Pharyngitis ... tularemia • STDs: Acute ... viral syndromes: EBV ... #Pharyngitis #Differential ... #Diagnosis #causes
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Microbial Etiology of Acute ... Pharyngitis - IDSA ... Cold, croup • EBV ... HIV - Primary acute ... #differential #causes
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Identification of onset (acute ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... history #Diagnosis #EM
Cullen's sign. Lipase 1,781. Bruising in the skin around the umbilicus. This sign is named after
associated with acute ... conditions that cause ... pregnancy, or other causes ... the context of acute ... #cullensign #em
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
virus • CMV • EBV ... Photophobia • Nausea ... vomiting • Myalgia, pharyngitis ... , photophobia, nausea ... Symptoms: • Acute
The modified Sgarbossa Rule uses proportions to identify acute AMI in the setting of ST-elevations in
Sgarbossa Rule uses ... proportions to identify acute ... indicative of acute ... MI #Diagnosis #EM
PFAPA Syndrome - Periodic Fever, Aphthous Stomatitis, Pharyngitis, and Adenitis

EPIDEMIOLOGY:
PFAPA is the most common syndrome entailing
PATHOPHYSIOLOGY: The exact cause ... the symptomatic differences ... It causes the absolute ... The difference between ... known pathogenic cause