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Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
the Newborn - Differential ... Syndrome (RDS)* ... Amniotic Fluid - Infectious ... Syndrome (RDS)* ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Acute Pharyngitis: Differential Diagnosis
Infectious:
 • Respiratory viruses (25-45%)
 • Group A Strep (5-15%)
 • Other bacteria:
: Differential Diagnosis ... Infectious: • ... 45%) • Group A Strep ... Group C and G strep ... #Differential #
Causes of Diffuse Lung Disease. 
Collagen vascular 
 - Scleroderma 
 - Rheumatoid arthritis 
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Causes of Diffuse Lung ... granulomatosis - Churg-Strauss ... syndrome - Giant ... cell arteritis Infectious ... #Pulmonology #Differential
Right-Sided Heart Failure - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac Causes - Rule out Left-Sided Heart Failure (Most Common):
Disease • Acute ... Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome ... • Chronic Lung Infection ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) - Pathophysiology, Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
Risk factors: Previous acute enteric infection, Female
Diagnosis and Management ... factors: Previous acute ... enteric infection ... common: Food, Acute ... less common: Life stress
Causes of Depressed / Lethargic Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Maternal Related:
 • Drugs (Ex. SSRI)
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Lethargic Newborn - Differential ... Malformation • TORCH Infection ... • Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome • Birth ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Adjuvant therapies in critical care: steroids to treat infectious diseases
 - Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
steroids to treat infectious ... ventilation, ARDS acute ... respiratory distress ... syndrome, PJP Pneumocystis ... #Pharmacology #Management
Causes of Antibiotic Failure - Differential Diagnosis Framework
Diagnosis:
 • Non-Infectious: Malignant, Autoimmune, Drug-related (NMS, serotonin syndrome,
Antibiotic Failure - Differential ... NMS, serotonin syndrome ... (daptomycin in lungs ... thrombophlebitis), HAP, Blood stream ... Antibiotic #Failure #Differential
Preterm Infant Complications - Differential Diagnosis
Respiratory:
 • Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn (TTN)
 • Respiratory Distress
Complications - Differential ... • Respiratory Distress ... Syndrome (RDS) ... • Chronic Lung ... #Causes #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Urinary Incontinence - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
 - Transient - Easily reversible cause (DIAPPERS)
Incontinence - Differential ... states • Infection ... , cauda equina syndrome ... #Incontinence #Differential ... DIAPPERS #Mnemonic #Geriatrics