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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
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 ... uncharacterized fevers ... Consider BCx, CSF evaluation ... #Peds #EM #Classification ... #Ddxof
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
evaluations that ... Red Flags: • Fever ... bowel syndrome • Celiac ... • Abdominal aortic ... poisoning • Celiac
Causes of Low Back Pain - Differential Diagnosis
Intrinsic Spine: Lumbar strain, Herniated nucleus pulposus, Compression fracture,
Causes of Low Back ... Pain - Differential ... Connective tissue disease ... Vascular - abdominal aortic ... #msk
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
and Evaluation ... symptoms (HA, nausea ... , liver, renal disease ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... Differential #Algorithm #Ddxof
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
is caused by a ... Evaluation: 1. ... Marfans, EDS ... valve disease ... #Dissection #diagnosis
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Diagnosis Framework ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... Limb ischemia • Aortic ... /swelling - Fever ... lower #extremity #msk
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
and Workup Clinical ... History: - Fever ... general health - Aortic ... regurgitation - Pain ... Inflammatory diseases
Primary Adrenal Insufficiency
Addison's Disease - Damage of the adrenal glands with lack of cortisol, androgens and
insufficiency - Celiac ... • Low-grade fever ... • Abdominal pain ... • Back pain ... Serum DHEAS Diagnosis
Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical features - Classic triad (flank pain, hematuria,
Carcinoma (RCC) - Diagnosis ... (CLOT COLIC) 4 ... night sweats, fever ... with contrast Evaluation ... Carcinoma #RCC #Diagnosis