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Practical Pediatric Viral Rash Algorithm

Child presenting with rash and current/ recent symptoms of viral illness but
but is well with fever ... five days and no signs ... / symptoms of sepsis ... #Pediatrics #Peds ... #Diagnosis
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Constitutional: Fever ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... #Sarcoidosis #Diagnosis ... #Symptoms #Signs ... #Pulmonary
Giant Cell (Temporal) Arteritis: Pathogenesis and investigations
Risk Factors:
 - Unclear environmental triggers (may be viral, not
/Symptoms: - Fever ... - High serum CRP ... Anemia - Giant cells ... Pathophysiology #Diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Diagnostic Algorithm for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism

Well's Criteria for PE
 • Clinical Signs and Symptoms of DVT
Diagnostic Algorithm ... for Suspected Pulmonary ... Embolism Well's ... PE • Clinical Signs ... and Symptoms of
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
 • Introduction
 • Classification
 • Pathophysiology of TAPVR
 • Presentation
Total Anomalous Pulmonary ... Classic “snowman sign ... ” can be seen in ... #management #cardiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic Fever ... B and CD-4+ T cells ... Increased ESR and CRP ... pathophysiology #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
if productive, Fever ... Tachycardia, Hypoxemia, Fever ... platelet <100k cells ... Acquired #Pneumonia #diagnosis ... #signs #symptoms
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
the long bone or pelvis ... The diagnosis is ... onset widespread pulmonary ... obstruction can ... #Signs #Symptoms
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
- Differential Diagnosis ... some red blood cells ... - Low-grade fever ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms
In order to better classify heart failure, the American College of Cardiology Foundation and the American
American College of Cardiology ... in patients who never ... signs of heart ... patients with a diagnosis ... #Diagnosis #Cardiology