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Pediatric Mouth Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Teeth:
 • Teething
Painful - Gastrointestinal:
 • Crohn's Disease
 • Ulcerative
Pediatric Mouth ... Streptococcal Throat Infection ... Herpes Simplex Virus ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
invasion via URT infection ... and hematologic infection ... • Measles Virus ... widespread infection ... Immunization #peds #pediatrics
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
an identifiable cause ... The cause is unknown ... associated with viral infections ... Herpes simplex virus ... #Bells #Palsy #neurology
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
 •
Causes of Apparent ... Disturbances Neurologic ... Urinary Tract Infection ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Sudden Unexpected Death in Infancy (SUDI) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Congenital Anomaly / Disorder:
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Causes of Sudden ... Arrhythmia • Neurologic ... Metabolic Disorders Infection ... Gastrointestinal infection ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Assessment of the Child with Eczema
Distribution of atopic eczema - The distribution of eczema tends to
Causes of exacerbation ... - Viral infection ... - What causes exacerbation ... condition and its management ... primarycare #peds #pediatrics
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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present in 15% of cases ... status, and focal neurologic ... Demyelinating disease caused ... confusion, and focal neurologic ... InfectiousDiseases #Neurology
Hepatitis B Virus Serology and Interpretation
HBsAg - Anti-HBs - Anti-HBc - HBeAg - Anti-HBe
 - Acute
Hepatitis B Virus ... Serology and Interpretation ... (about 10% of cases ... less commonly, infection ... HepatitisB #HBV #Serology
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
Triggering factor (infection ... +++: Virus (EBV, ... Still disease, Infection ... Drugs, Unknown cause ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in HIV-AIDS Patients
Cytomegalovirus (CMV): double-stranded DNA virus, herpesvirus family.
CMV infection: virus isolation or detection
double-stranded DNA virus ... CMV infection: virus ... 50 or less: • Neurologic ... Retinitis (Most common cause ... • Endocrine: Infectious