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Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... Death Syndrome ... 80% of SUDI • Risk ... #Infant #Differential
Decision Aid - What is the risk of serious infection in febrile infants (<60 days old)?

Reference:
- What is the risk ... of serious infection ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... #EBM #Serious #Infection ... #Risk #Fever
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
The infant with ... , risk increased ... respiratory infection ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Wheeze #Differential
Causes of Pediatric Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Infantile:
 • Benign Focal Epilepsy of Infancy
 • West
Causes of Pediatric ... Seizures - Differential ... Poisoning Provoked - Infection ... Seizures #Epilepsy #Differential ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... diagnosis and risk-stratification ... • Risks: infection ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome ... treatment #hematology #oncology
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Metabolism • Reye's Syndrome ... Respiratory Tract Infection ... Urinary Tract Infection ... Breathing • Apnea of Infancy ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Blood Culture-Negative Infective Endocarditis (BCNIE)
Definition: No etiology found after 3 separate blood cultures remain negative for
Infection with ... special media) • Infection ... epidemiological risk ... epidemiologic risk ... antiphospholipid syndrome
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
History - Clues to Infectious ... → Risk of malaria ... Herpesvirus B infection ... Commercial sex worker ... #differential #
Infectious Causes of Adrenal Insufficiency
Anatomical distribution of vessels to the adrenal makes the gland prone to
Infectious Causes ... are at greatest risk ... primary adrenal infection ... Waterhouse-Friderichsen syndrome ... Insufficiency #AI #differential
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Fever Patterns - Differential ... Pyogenic/focal infection ... : Temperature rises ... For every 1°F rise ... Fever #Patterns #Differential