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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
Gowers' Sign on Physical Exam

Caused by proximal muscle weakness typically seen in muscular dystrophy

#Gowers #Sign #PhysicalExam
Gowers' Sign on ... Physical Exam Caused ... #Gowers #Sign ... #PhysicalExam # ... clinical #video #pediatrics
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
Rapid onset) • Fever ... #Epiglottitis #Signs ... #Causes #Diagnosis ... #Differential # ... Peds #Pediatrics
Suspected Celiac Disease - Diagnosis Algorithm

Celiac disease suspected:
 • Signs and symptoms of celiac disease
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suspected: • Signs ... treatment • Elevated liver ... without discernable cause ... • Signs of osteoporosis ... microscopic colitis Differential
Portal Hypertension - Differential Diagnosis
Portal Pressure = the pressure difference between the pressure in the portal
Hypertension - Differential ... significant portal HTN Signs ... obstruction) • Lack of signs ... Veno-occlusive disease ... #Diagnosis #causes
Diseases of the Biliary Tract
Asymptomatic gallstones - Asymptomatic
Symptomatic gallstones - Biliary pain
Cholesterolosis of gallbladder - Usually
Diseases of the ... , vomiting, fever ... , Murphy sign Chronic ... pancreatitis #biliary #diseases ... #differential #
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 ... despite severe disease ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... Contraction - Signs ... or spinal cord disease ... #Incontinence #Differential ... DIAPPERS #Mnemonic #Geriatrics
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... • Rickettsial diseases ... Non-Infectious Causes ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... #Patterns #Differential
Syncope is a sudden, transient loss of consciousness, which is thought to be secondary to cerebral
structural heart disease ... syncope (ruling out differential ... further guide management ... orthostatic vital sign ... the underlying disease