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Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Fever #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Peds #Fever #Workup #Evaluation #Discharge #Admission #Algorithm
#Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Peds #Fever ... #Workup #Evaluation ... #Discharge #Admission ... #Algorithm #Ddxof
Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... vs. chronic) 2) ... #EM #IM #Nephro ... #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
Pain Causes - Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... potentially be an acute ... Red Flags: • Fever ... #Causes #Differential
Chronic Diarrhea - Workup
Osmotic:
 • Consider food diary and trial avoiding certain foods or meds, Consider
Chronic Diarrhea ... - Workup Osmotic ... certain foods or meds ... #diagnosis #differential ... #testing #evaluation
Checklist for Evaluation of New-Onset Delirium in the ICU

Initial assessment 
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Vital signs, neuro exam
- CBC with differential ... Trauma - Acute ... chief complaint on admission ... of infection (fever ... CriticalCare #Diagnosis
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Algorithm for the Evaluation ... of Chronic Diarrhea ... Causes of acute ... management #algorithm #workup ... #diagnosis #differential
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... children with acute ... multiforme • Acute ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Approach to Joint Pain - Diagnostic Framework

1) Chronicity
2) Inflammatory vs Non-Inflammatory
3) Number of Joints Involved

1) Chronicity:
to Joint Pain - Diagnostic ... rheumatic fever ... • Chronic - Think ... rheumatology #approach #workup ... #differential #
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

Why does the Hgb/Hct drop in the first two days during hospitalization?

Interestingly,
phlebotomy/ blood work ... during clinical evaluations ... blood loss or acute ... pathophysiology #differential ... #diagnosis