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Differential Diagnosis and Evaluation of Hyponatremia:
1) Identification of onset (acute vs. chronic)
2) Presence of symptoms (HA,
Differential Diagnosis ... and Evaluation ... , liver, renal disease ... #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
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... early localized disease ... • Acute systemic ... comparison #table #differential ... #diagnosis #dermatology
Chronic Abdominal Pain Causes - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Many patients with chronic abdominal pain have had prior
- Differential ... have had prior evaluations ... potentially be an acute ... Red Flags: • Fever ... #Differential #
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Kawasaki and Incomplete Kawasaki Disease:
Diagnosis
* Fever >5d
* Criteria (4/5)
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Algorithm for the Evaluation ... : Diagnosis * ... Fever >5d * Criteria ... #Peds #Pediatrics ... Workup #Algorithm #Ddxof
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Infantile Colic ... #Causes #Peds #
Purpura - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Non-blanchable, dark red to purple, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from leakage
Purpura - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... - APLS • Acute ... mountain spotted fever ... reactions • Erythema
Leg Pain - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Bone/Joint Causes of Leg Pain:
 • Fracture
 • Arthritis
 • Gout/pseudogout
Leg Pain - Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... Legg-Calve-Perthes disease ... Immobilization) • Acute ... pain/swelling - Fever
Approach to Joint Pain - Arthritis Differential Diagnosis Framework

Inflammatory Versus Noninflammatory Pain
 • Is it inflammatory
Pain - Arthritis Differential ... Diagnosis Framework ... warmth, effusion, erythema ... weeks) Can Be Caused ... #Diagnosis #MSK
Drug Reaction with Eosinophilia and Systemic Symptoms (DRESS)
Definition: 
 • Severe adverse drug reaction, characterized by
to a coalescing erythema ... Edema in 70% of cases ... Fever >38.5 2. ... Resolution > 15 days Differentials ... • SJS/TEN • Acute