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Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... and complex febrile ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... #Complex
Liver Mass - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cystic:
 • Benign 
     - Simple: Simple
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Benign - Simple ... : Simple cyst, Polycystic ... Caroli's - Complex ... - Infectious: Abscess
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Epilepsy: • Focal: Simple ... , Complex • Generalized ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Skin Infection Abscess ... Heat stroke • Sickle ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Spinal Epidural Abscess - Classic triad (back pain + fever + neuro deficits) found in only
Spinal Epidural Abscess ... triad (back pain + fever ... 13% #Diagnosis #EM ... NSG #Epidural #Abscess ... #Algorithm #ALiEM
Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
 •
Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... peritonsillar abscess ... Pharyngoconjunctival fever ... • Herpes simplex
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... diagnosis may be far simpler ... petechiae require complete
Causes of Sore Throat / Rhinorrhea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Common viral pathogens: Rhinovirus, Coronavirus, Influenza virus,
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Adenovirus, Herpes Simplex ... Peritonsillar Abscess ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Pustular Skin Lesions - Differential Diagnosis Framework

What are pustules?
• Pustules < 5-10 mm + pus
• Material
pus-filled sore (abscess ... Herpes simplex ... Pustules + Fever
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
 •
therapy Herpes Simplex ... • Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... tuberculomas, or abscesses