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Microbial Etiology of Acute Pharyngitis - IDSA
Bacterial
 • Group A streptococcus - Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever
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- IDSA Bacterial ... Pharyngotonsillitis, scarlet fever ... Pharyngoconjunctival fever ... #IDSA #diagnosis ... #differential #causes
Faget Sign - Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
Causes of Relative Bradycardia
 • Infectious Causes: Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Dissociation Causes ... • Infectious Causes ... , Typhoid fever, ... Non-Infectious Causes ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
pharyngeal erythema, fever ... pharyngeal erythema, fever ... Sudden onset of fever ... pruritic rash, fever ... , pharyngitis; pneumonia
Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Typhoid Fever ... OTHER CAUSES ... There are specific cases ... #differential #causes
Causes of Acute Pharyngitis
• 200 visits per year per 1000 people
   - i.e. 400
Causes of Acute ... Pharyngitis • 200 ... a year Viral Causes ... of Acute Pharyngitis ... of Acute Pharyngitis
Causes of Relative Bradycardia - Note the propensity for intracellular organisms.
Infectious: 
Legionella, Psittacosis, Q fever, Typhoid
Causes of Relative ... Psittacosis, Q fever ... , Typhoid fever, ... , Dengue fever, ... #bradycardia #Causes
Infectious Mononucleosis - Diagnosis and Serologies
Triad of fever, tonsillar pharyngitis, and lymphadenopathy
Heterophile is not recomended by
Serologies Triad of fever ... , tonsillar pharyngitis
IDSA Algorithm for the Initial Management of Fever and Neutropenia

LOW RISK
 • Antidpated neutropenia < 7
IDSA Algorithm for ... Management of Fever ... #neutropenic #fever ... #IDSA #Algorithm
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
• Rheumatic Fever ... (recent Pharyngitis ... • Rheumatic Fever ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Causes of Pharyngitis - Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Bacterial: Group A Strep, Group B and C Strep,
Causes of Pharyngitis ... @AnnKumfer #Pharyngitis ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes