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Common Childhood Exanthems - Differential Diagnosis
1) Rubeola (Measles) - Measles morbillivirus (MeV)
2) Scarlet Fever - Streptococcus
MeV) 2) Scarlet Fever ... Rubella Virus 4) Staphylococcal ... Scalded Skin Syndrome ... - Staphylococcus
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC ... redness of the skin ... in adults and staphylococcal ... scalded skin syndrome ... Erythematous #Rash #Algorithm
Algorithm for the differentiation between simple and complex febrile seizures. Guidelines for evaluation of each. #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the ... Diagnosis #Management #EM ... FebrileSeizure #Fever ... #Seizure #Algorithm
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) 
(aka Ritter disease) 
Nikolsky positive 
Clinical 
• Typically occurs 3 to
Staphylococcal Scalded ... Skin Syndrome ( ... Rare at birth • Fever ... failure) #Staphylococcal ... #Scalded #Skin
ID Approach to Fever and Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm
Central Maculopapular (most common):
Measles, Parvovirus 819 / EBV,
ID Approach to Fever ... Rash - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Secondary syphilis, EM ... Viral hemorrhagic fevers ... Febrile #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... Adults/ChiIdren = staphylococcus ... HIV or IVDU = staphylococcus ... = Salmonella, staphylococcus ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Nikolsky’s Sign - Febrile & Positive Nikolsky’s Sign: Patients in this group have the potential to
potential to be sick (Fever ... large amounts of skin ... #Clinical #EM #IM
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
of Acute Onset Fever ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Meningitis • Skin ... #Fever #Acute ... Differential #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
status (edema, JVD, skin ... history #Diagnosis #EM ... #Differential #Algorithm
MIAMI Mnemonic for Differential Diagnosis of Lymphadenopathy
Malignancies
 - Kaposi sarcoma, leukemias, lymphomas, metastases, skin neoplasms
Infections
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lymphomas, metastases, skin ... cutaneous infections (staphylococcal ... tularemia, typhoid fever