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Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki Disease ... immunoglobulin reduces the risk ... #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... : Temperature rises ... Brucellosis Faget's Sign ... For every 1°F rise ... #Patterns #Differential
Kawasaki Disease - Timeline of Clinical Features and Complications
 - Fever >5 days 
 - 4
Kawasaki Disease ... Complications - Fever ... - Conjunctival infection ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Problem Representation - Approach to the Infectious Disease Patient

Who: Patient age and host/risk factors (such as
Approach to the Infectious ... Disease Patient ... Patient age and host/risk ... illness What: Key signs ... and symptoms that
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - ... Disease Diagnosis ... → Risk of malaria ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... #differential #
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... /symptoms or echo ... valve pathology, History ... large infarct - Infectious ... Diseases Fellows
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
Disorders: • Infection ... tuberculosis, fungal infections ... hypotension develops • Risk ... • Low-grade fever ... Diagnosis: • History
Maculopapular - Diagnostic Algorithm
Pathophysiology:
- Catch-all term with a wide range of potential pathophysiologic mechanisms and causative
the patient’s history ... High-risk Features ... Ill-appearing, vital sign ... instability - New-onset fever ... Targetoid #Algorithm #Differential
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus - Diagnosis
Manifestations:
 - Arthritis 69%
 - Malar rash 40%
 - Fever 36%
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Malar rash 40% - Fever ... 60-70% - Anti-histone ... Other auto-immune, Infectious ... autoantibodies #signs ... #symptoms #mimickers
Emergent Causes of Headache and Associated Risk Factors
Carbon monoxide poisoning
 - Breathing in enclosed or confined
and Associated Risk ... with the same symptoms ... of sinus or ear infection ... headache #redflags #signs ... #symptoms #differential