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The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
Febrile Child - some diagnostic ... clues to evaluating ... #Febrile #Fever ... #Evaluation #Assessment ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... , seizures) 3) Assessment ... drug history #Diagnosis ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Fever #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Peds #Fever #Workup #Evaluation #Discharge #Admission #Algorithm
Evaluation and Management ... of Pediatric Fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Peds #Fever ... Admission #Algorithm #Ddxof
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
Checklist for Evaluation ... ICU Initial assessment ... - CBC with differential ... of infection (fever ... #CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Petechial/Purpuric Rashes- THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH 

These rashes can be especially challenging and are
associated with devastating differential
with devastating differential ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... require emergent evaluation ... petechiae/purpura with fever ... require complete assessment
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Pathophysiology: Triggering factor (infection,...)→Activation of CD8 T cells (IFN-y) → Excessive activation of macrophages
+ Etiological Assessment ... • Clinical: fever ... for etiological assessment ... inhibitors under evaluation ... treatment #summary #rheumatology
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the Evaluation ... Kawasaki Disease: Diagnosis ... * Fever >5d * ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Top 10 situations when to think about lupus
1) Inflammatory joint pain (especially in the wrists and
the face (many differential ... diagnoses, including ... 9) Unexplained fever ... including in children (pediatric ... erythematosus #rheumatology
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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Coronary arteries - Fever ... < 30 years - Aorta ... branches • GCA: - Aorta ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... #diagnosis #rheumatology
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
Neutrophil (Normal) Differential ... tachycardia or fever ... count on initial evaluation ... #Bandemia #differential ... #WBC #CBC #hematology