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Causes of Fever by System #Diagnosis #EM #IM #Fever #Differential #Ddxof
Causes of Fever ... System #Diagnosis #EM ... #IM #Fever #Differential
Mallet Finger
Absence of a fracture does NOT exclude Mallet finger, the extension function of the DIP
Finger deformity caused ... PIP joint • Ortho ... Discharge with orthpedic ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM ... Management #Hand #Orthopedics
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... uncharacterized fevers ... Female > male, ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification
Supracondylar Elbow Fracture
• Most common elbow fracture in children, peak age 5-7 
• When looking at
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... Posterior long arm • Ortho ... Type l, DC with ortho ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
RADIAL HEAD FRACTURE 
Radial head fractures are the most common elbow fracture in adults and are
radiocapitellar lines), fat pads ... Splint: Sling • Ortho ... Type I, DC with ortho ... II-IV, pending orthopedic ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Vertigo - is it central or peripheral? Vertigo is classified into either peripheral or central depending
it can also be caused ... Vertigo that is caused ... cerebellum, is called ... vertigo #diagnosis #EM ... #IM Neuro
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
uncircumcised male ... - No other fever ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... UrinaryTractInfection #Peds
Interphalangeal Joint Dislocation
Interphalangeal joint dislocations almost always occur dorsally, look for associated avulsion fractures! Here's a
dislocation, due to EDS ... extensor tendon), mallet ... Finger splint • Ortho ... Discharge with orthopedic ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... known as rat bite fever ... or Haverhill fever ... This one is also called ... infection (so-called
Orthopedic Emergencies
Compartment Syndrome
 • An increase in compartment pressure to the point where tissue perfusion is
Orthopedic Emergencies ... Syndrome • Syndrome caused ... injury or after IM ... - Fever, ... Hypovolemic Shock #Orthopedics