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Web chart of various etiologies related to congenital neck masses.

#differential #causes #pediatrics #congenital #neck #head #masses
to congenital neck ... masses. ... #differential #causes ... pediatrics #congenital #neck ... otolaryngology #peds
Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
inflammatory head and neck ... masses. ... #pediatrics #peds ... #differential #causes ... #pearls #head #neck
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
cause quadriplegia ... SOB, N/V, stiff neck ... onset of fever, neck ... Maternal viremia causes ... #Immunization #peds
Algorithm and Differential Diagnosis of Macroscopic Hematuria
Important Historical Elements:
- Painless: suggests malignancy
- Painful: suggests calculi/infection
- Urinalysis:
RBC’s, RBC/WBC casts ... terminal (bladder neck ... prostatic) #Diagnosis #EM
Kussmaul's sign in Constrictive Pericarditis 

A 50-year-old woman with a remote history of mediastinal lymphoma (age
Causes = RV failure ... pericarditis (this case ... The rapid Y descent ... Video #Clinical #Neck
Kussmaul's Sign and Friedreich's Sign on Neck Examination

A middle-aged M with unknown PMH presents with dyspnea.
Friedreich's Sign on Neck ... the underlying cause ... Friedreich's (sharp/deep Y-descent ... #Friedreichs #Neck
Lymphadenopathy - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Localized: 
 • Cervical: EBV, CMV, HIV, Toxo, TB, Lymphoma, Head /
Lymphoma, Head / Neck ... Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes
Giant A waves caused by pulmonary HTN. There are two clearly discernible descents (X and Y)
Giant A waves caused ... descents (X and Y) ... Giant #PHTN #JVP #Neck
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
following passive neck ... Passive neck flexion ... causes spinal cord ... PhysicalExam #Pediatrics #Peds
Serious Bacterial Illness (SBI):
1) UTI and pyelonephritis
Most common cause of SBI
Accounts for 3-8% of uncharacterized fevers
Female
pyelonephritis Most common cause ... seizure) #Diagnosis #Peds ... #EM #Classification