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Evaluation and Management of Pediatric Fever #Diagnosis #Management #EM #Peds #Fever #Workup #Evaluation #Discharge #Admission #Algorithm
of Pediatric Fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #EM #Peds #Fever ... #Discharge #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
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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• Symptoms: Fever ... • Symptoms: Fever ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... hemianopia and diplopia
Septic Arthritis - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Clinical Exam: hot, swollen, pain with passive AND active ROM
active ROM +/- fever ... necrosis, Lyme disease ... Treatment: admission ... Ceftriaxone • HIV ... MH/CCF/CWRU EM
Erythemas Summarized
Erythema ab igne
 • A dermatosis that results from repeated exposure to heat (fires, heating
fires, heating pads ... early localized disease ... called "Bazin's disease ... (HSV + Mycoplasma ... #differential #diagnosis
Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) Infections 

Mycobacterial species other than those belonging to the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex and
status NTM Cause ... Syndrome of right middle ... mucogenicum • HIV ... Advanced HIV (CD4 ... Diagnosis Of NTM
Hearing Loss - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Hearing Loss Types:
• Conductive
• Sensorineural
• Mixed
Presbycusis is the most common type
- Differential Diagnosis ... The evaluation should ... Infection or cancer ... cause unknown) ... zoster virus ○ HIV
Vasculitis - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
• Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
• Mononeuritis multiplex
• Hematuria, proteinuria,
- Differential Diagnosis ... Vasculitis: • Fevers ... ear infections, ... rhinitis/sinusitis, saddle ... tract, and often causes
Anemia of Hospitalization - Pathophysiology

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

Interestingly,
from injuries and infections ... day was due to admission ... during clinical evaluations ... Initiation of IV ... Anemia of renal disease