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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... - Differential Diagnosis ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Patterns of Liver Injury
Transaminase Levels:
  > 50x normal - Ischemic Hepatitis
  > 20x normal
- Acute Viral Hepatitis ... Liver #Injury #hepatology ... #LFTs #transaminitis ... #differential # ... diagnosis
Overall Approach to Anemia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Blood Loss
 • Acute Bleed - Normocytic / Normochromic
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Blood Loss • Acute ... RBC Production - Normal ... Non-lmmune #Anemia #Classification ... #Causes #Hematology
Liver Chemistries - Interpretation of LFTs

R-value: Serum (ALT/ULN ALT) / (Alk phos/ULN ALP)
 • R >
Interpretation of LFTs ... - If both are normal ... liver #chemistry #diagnosis ... #differential # ... #LFTs #RValue #
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Diagnosis Algorithm ... can have extra nodal ... Treated Like Acute ... Lymphoproliferative #Disorders #Classification ... pathophysiology #Hematology
SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)

Suspect:
Clinical evidence of (fatigue, rash, photosensitivity, inflammatory arthritis, weight loss, and fever) and
sedimentation rate + Normal ... Skin Disease Classification ... : • Acute cutaneous ... permanent alopecia Differential ... flares • CRP normal
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Diagnosis Framework ... - Recurrent oral ... Tests: • CBC • LFT ... #diagnosis #rheumatology ... #classification
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... form of acquired dermal ... children with acute ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Pyogenic liver abscess in children
Common bacterial causes in children:
 • S.aureus
 • Strep spp
 • Enteric
endocarditis) - Portal ... liver #abscess #pediatrics ... #children #peds ... #differential # ... diagnosis #hepatology