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Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Fever, Tachypnea ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Causes of Acute Onset Fever - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Viral:
 • Rhinovirus
 • Influenza Virus
 • Parainfluenza
Onset Fever - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Skin Infection Abscess ... #Fever #Acute ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Pediatric Stridor - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Present Since Infancy with No Respiratory Distress:
 • Laryngomalacia
Present
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Stenosis Non-Acute ... Retropharyngeal Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... pneumonia • Acute ... Leptospirosis Pel-Ebstein ... #Patterns #Differential ... #Diagnosis #intermittent
Causes of Seizures - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Unprovoked - Epilepsy:
 • Focal: Simple, Complex
 • Generalized: Absence,
Diagnosis Algorithm ... Encephalitis, Brain Abscess ... Neurocysticercosis, PML ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #neurology
Cauda Equina Syndrome Overview

Cauda Equina Syndrome:
 • Prevalence: 1:33,000-100,000 ppl/yr
 • Incidence: 1.5-3.4 million ppl/yr
 •
spine • MCC- acute ... Diagnosis: • ... Spinal infection/abscess ... #diagnosis #causes ... #neurology
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypernatremia - Excess free water loss, Serum Sodium >145 mmol/L
High
Hypernatremia - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... ICU patients • Fever ... Hypernatremia #Nephrology ... Diagnosis #Algorithm
Causes of Hypotonic Infant (Floppy Newborn) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Central Nervous System - Decreased LOC, Axial
Floppy Newborn) - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... Hematoma • Abscess ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm ... #Causes #Peds #
Approach to Headaches - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Red flags (PHANTOMS):
 • Pattern change, progressively worse, papilledema
 •
to Headaches - Differential ... Diagnosis Algorithm ... and signs (e.g., fever ... arteritis • Acute ... #Diagnosis #Algorithm
Chest Pain Diagnosis and Management Algorithm
STEMI:
 - Hx: Pressure like CP, Radiation to arm/jaw, CAD risk
Chest Pain Diagnosis ... and Management Algorithm ... friction rub, Fever ... Pneumothorax: - Hx: Acute ... #differential