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Step by Step Algorithmic Approach to Pediatric Fever

Age < 21 days old (or 28 days for
in the urine Procalcitonin ... >= 0.5 ng/mL CRP ... Pediatrics #Peds #Diagnosis ... #Management #StepByStep
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
leukocytes in urine - Procalcitonin ... <10,000/mm3 - CRP ... < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... Febrile #Infant #StepByStep
Diagnostic approach to the admitted patient with possible COVID-19

Initial evaluation
- Chest X-ray
- Lung ultrasound (thorough "lawn-mower"
Diagnostic approach ... C-reactive protein (CRP ... ) +/- Procalcitonin ... - Other diagnostics ... algorithm #schema #Diagnosis
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
History in favor of CAP ... septic shock), ↑ Procalcitonin ... Criteria for Severe CAP ... - Severe CAP present ... Acquired #Pneumonia #diagnosis
Comparison of Causes of Salt-Wasting in Infancy
 - PHA 1
 - PHA 3
 - 21-OH CAH
Comparison of Causes ... PHA 3 - 21-OH CAH ... Wasting #Infancy #Comparison ... #differential #diagnosis
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment
Toxic Alcohol Ingestion
Alcoholic ketoacidosis - Methanol - Ethylene glycol - Isopropyl Alcohol
 • Metabolic Acidosis
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Acidosis • Osmolar Gap ... • Anion Gap ... Ketones • AKI / Ca ... Alcohol #Ingestion #diagnosis ... #toxicology #comparison
Phimosis 
Inability to retract the foreskin - Can be normal up to 3 years old -
the foreskin - Can ... #Paraphimosis #Comparison ... #Diagnosis #Urology
Renal tubular acidosis (RTA): refers to a group of conditions all of which cause the same
a normal anion gap ... causes of RTA #Diagnosis ... Features #Table #Comparison
COPD assessment and classification as proposed by GOLD 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2017 Reports. For further
Research Council; CAT ... #Diagnosis #Pulmonary ... GOLD2017 #History #Comparison