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Important Respiratory Distress Pearls

#diagnosis #respiratory #distress #NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS #neonatal #pediatric #adult #respiratory #adverse #effects
Distress Pearls #diagnosis ... NRDS #RDS #TTN #MAS ... #neonatal #pediatric ... #adult #respiratory ... ventilation #algorithm #causes
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis
 • Infection: Extrapulmonary tuberculosis, Abscess, Endocarditis,
Causes of Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Lupus, Rheumatoid arthritis ... , Sarcoidosis, Adult ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... osteomyelitis, trauma ... washout • Healthy Adults ... 90% sensitive in pediatrics ... but NOT adults
Causes of Fever of Unknown Origin (FUO) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Neoplasm:
• NHL
• Hodgkin's lymphoma
• Leukemia
• Solid
Causes of Fever ... - Differential Diagnosis ... • Giant cell arteritis ... • Trauma Non-infectious ... #Algorithm #causes
Adult-Onset Still's Disease
Clinical triad: Fever, Arthralgia/arthritis, Skin rash ± odynophagia
+ Biological inflammation: Increased neutrophils, Hyperferritinemia, decreased
Adult-Onset Still's ... Clinical triad: Fever ... , Arthralgia/arthritis ... Differential Diaqnoses ... Complications: MAS
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... leishmaniasis • Adult ... Non-Infectious Causes ... • Rheumatoid arthritis
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
Adult Onset Still's ... early evening • Arthritis ... Arthralgias or arthritis ... mL Gf consider MAS ... anti-lL6R, anti-ILI #Adult
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Fracture • Arthritis ... pseudogout • Trauma ... pain/swelling - Fever ... #differential #diagnosis
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... (sJIA) • Adult-onset ... - Nonremitting fever ... juvenile idiopathic arthritis ... Activation #Syndrome #Diagnosis
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
rarely occurs in adults ... , Tachycardia, Arthritis ... , Cough • +/-Nausea ... Criteria - Fever ... #rheumatology #pediatrics