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Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... #Diagnosis #Management ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds ... #Risk #Stratification
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... old, ~10,000 new cases ... and risk-stratification ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... #MDS #Diagnosis
Causes of Neuromuscular Weakness
 • Spinal Cord: Demyelinating Disease (MS), Epidural abscess, Infarction, Syringomyelia, Tetanus, Transverse
Causes of Neuromuscular ... Weakness • Spinal ... Demyelinating Disease (MS ... Shellfish poisoning, Meds ... #diagnosis #neurology
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Causes of Hypotonic ... Algorithm Central ... Other Congenital Syndromes ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
Myasthenia Gravis is ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... immunosuppressants - Meds ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis ... #management #neurology
Hantavirus
Pathogen: Hantavirus - Rodents are the primary reservoir
Transmission:
 • Shed in the urine, feces, saliva of
Cardiopulmonary Syndrome ... , vomiting, weakness ... +/- diarrhea Diagnosis ... #Hantavirus #diagnosis ... #management #treatment
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
- Differential Diagnosis ... injury • Gait is ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... MCTD, Sjogren syndrome ... differential #algorithm
HEART Score – A Tool For the ED The HEART score is an excellent tool that
Acute Coronary Syndrome ... the ED to help focus ... heart-score-major-cardiac-events #Diagnosis ... #Management #Cardiology ... #Score #MACE #Stratification
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
Guillain-Barré Syndrome ... progressive flaccid weakness ... Incidence: 1 to 2 cases ... Guillain #Barre #Syndrome ... #diagnosis #management
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
the underlying cause ... Treatment of HTN is ... Seizures: Treat with AEDs ... until cause identified ... #diagnosis #management