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Practical Pediatric Viral Rash Algorithm

Child presenting with rash and current/ recent symptoms of viral illness but
Practical Pediatric ... Viral Rash Algorithm ... but is well with fever ... five days and no signs ... symptoms of sepsis or meningitis
Bacteremia - Signs of Bacteremia, Risk by Infection Type
CAP 7% 
Cellulitis 2% 
Community- onset fever (req.
Bacteremia - Signs ... Bacteremia, Risk by Infection ... Community- onset fever ... Acute bacterial meningitis ... #Bacteremia #Signs
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
and bacterial infections ... Acute bacterial meningitis ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... • Tuberculous meningitis
Fever in Returning Travelers from Tropical Regions - Frequent Differential Diagnoses
Medical History:
 • Skin exposure to
Fever in Returning ... without localizing signs ... , Dengue fever, ... melioidosis, typhoid, pulmonary ... eosinophilia - Tropical pulmonary
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
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• Meningeal signs ... Systemic symptoms and signs ... (e.g., fever, myalgia ... (e.g., meningitis ... #neurology #PHANTOMS
Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
Pediatric Inflammatory ... with SARS-CoV-2 infection ... features all: fever ... neck swelling #Pediatrics ... coronavirus #diagnosis #Signs
CNS Infections - Viral Encephalitis and Bacterial Meningitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Viral Encephalitis:
MCC: Enteroviruses (e.g., coxsackievirus
CNS Infections - ... • Headache • Fever ... Acute meningeal signs ... (fever, nuchal ... differential #diagnosis #neurology
Sarcoidosis 
Non-caseating granulomas (Composed of T-helper & inflammatory cells) 
Clinical:
 • Disease fatal in 10% of
Constitutional: Fever ... polyarthritis • Pulmonary ... exertion • Neurologic ... Diagnosis #Symptoms #Signs ... #Pulmonary
Neurological Manifestations of Tuberculosis
Spinal Arachnoiditis & Polyradiculopathy:
 • Subacute onset of limb weakness, bladder/bowel dysfunction, muscle
symptoms, fever ... lymphadenopathy, pulmonary ... of Tuberculous Meningitis ... ) • Headache, fever ... : • Fever, vomiting
Causes of Dizziness - Vertigo - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
True Vertigo - Illusion of Rotary Movement
Peripheral Vestibular
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... symptoms/signs, ... nystagmus - Infection ... • Meningitis ... Dizziness #Vertigo #Neurology