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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... No Fever, No Tachypnea ... Fever, Tachypnea ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Causes of Acute ... Onset Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... disease • Drug fever ... #Fever #Acute
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Decreased level ... ICU patients • Fever ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... to Acute Interstitial ... triad (<10%): fever ... MatthewHoMD #Acute ... #nephrology #diagnosis
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Infectious: • Acute ... effect following treatment ... #Causes #Hematology
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
- Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Exercise • Fever ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Differential #
Inflammatory Joint Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm 
Monoarticular
 • Gout (Podagra, Tophi)
 • Pseudogout
 • Early
Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Rheumatic Fever ... • Rheumatic Fever ... Acute Onset ... #Orthopedics #Causes
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
confusion and fever ... This is relapsing fever ... Fever recurs over ... The table below ... worsening of fever
TRALI vs TACO - Transfusion Reactions
TRALI:
 • Epidemiology: 0.1% of transfused patientsl
 • Risk factors: Critical
without other cause ... explain symptoms • Fever ... At least 3 of (Acute ... pulmonary edema) • Fever ... diagnosis #comparison #table
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... - APLS • Acute ... mountain spotted fever ... Vasculopathy #Purpura #Differential ... #rheumatology #