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The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
some diagnostic clues ... #Febrile #Fever ... Evaluation #Assessment #Signs ... #Symptoms #PhysicalExam ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics
Cirrhosis leading to Chronic Liver Failure - Clinical Signs and Symptoms

#Cirrhosis #LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam #Findings
leading to Chronic Liver ... Failure - Clinical Signs ... #LiverFailure #Signs ... #Symptoms #PhysicalExam ... Findings #Diagnosis #Hepatology
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
invade URT & via hematologic ... CNS and hematologic ... > Inflammation causes ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics ... #pathophysiology
Leser–Trélat Sign on Physical Exam

Acute onset of multiple seborrheic keratoses, often a paraneoplastic sign of malignancy.

#Leser
Leser–Trélat Sign ... paraneoplastic sign ... #Leser #Trélat # ... #PhysicalExam # ... #video #skin #dermatology
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Rapid onset) • Fever ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... Differential #Peds #Pediatrics
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
Diagnostic Algorithm Pathophysiology ... - Pathophysiology ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... instability - New-onset fever ... #Diagnosis #Dermatology
Clinical features of shock from dehydration in an infant

Decreased level of consciousness 
Sunken fontanelle 
Dry mucous
infant Decreased level ... Extremities #PhysicalExam ... #Signs #Symptoms ... Dehydration #Peds #Pediatrics
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
significant portal HTN Signs ... obstruction) • Lack of signs ... Post-Hepatic: • Cardiac causes ... sarcoidosis) • Liver ... #hepatology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... Passive neck flexion causes ... While the pathophysiology ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Anaplasma Infection - Anaplasma phagocytophilum
Pathophysiology: 
 • Obligate, intracellular bacteria
 • Transmitted via blacklegged tick —
phagocytophilum Pathophysiology ... within morulae Signs ... after bite • Fever ... is rare (< 10% cases ... ), cough (30% cases