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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... Tachypnea - Normal ... Bronchitis - No URTI Symptoms ... Pediatrics
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE): Musculoskeletal Manifestations

 • Immune Complex Deposition
    - Arthralgia, Arthritis
Proximal Weakness, Normal ... Myopathy (Also caused ... Erythematosus #SLE #MSK ... Complications #pathophysiology ... #signs #symptoms
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
Virus -> Fecal-oral ... hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... non-specific viral symptoms ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics ... #pathophysiology
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Causes:
 • Large lumbar degenerative disc herniation (central)
 • Severe lumbar spondylosis
 • Neoplasm
Equina Syndrome Causes ... spine Signs / Symptoms ... Areflexia (loss of normal ... CaudaEquina #Syndrome #MSK ... #pathophysiology
UCSF COVID-19 Adult Clinical Evaluation Guide - Updated April 10 2020

Clinical Presentation
• Fever: hospitalized pts but
Adult Clinical Evaluation ... 30%; can be only symptom ... Cardiac: multiple case ... • WBC usually normal ... Guide #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Scurvy (Vitamin C Deficiency) - Diagnosis and Management

Vitamin C is required for hydroxylation of proline residues
Psychiatric symptoms ... nonimmune hemolysis MSK ... , or any other cause ... #VitaminC #AscorbicAcid ... #Pathophysiology
Algorithm regarding the diagnosis and treatment of Hereditary Hemochromatosis HH. 

Step 1: In the patient with
Algorithm regarding ... suspected HH based on symptoms ... <45% and SF is normal ... , further evaluation ... hemochromatosis #algorithm
Sarcoidosis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Epidemiology
1) High incidence in Scandinavian countries (11-24 cases per 100,000 individuals
survival is 93-95% Pathophysiology ... are not caused ... patients have no symptoms ... anterior/posterior MSK ... ), liver (pain/abnormal
Lymphomas and Lymphoproliferative Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hodgkin Lymphoma ~40% - Characteristic For Reed-Sternberg (RS) Cells
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... can have extra nodal ... pattern of spread, B symptoms ... Amy Chung, MD, MSc ... Classification #pathophysiology
Mental Status Exam (MSE)
Note: The MSE is a "snapshot" of a patient at a specific time.
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goal-oriented (normal ... assessed but within normal ... of illness, the symptoms ... caused by it, and ... psychiatry #diagnosis #evaluation