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Faget's Sign & Liebermeister's Rule
Pulse-Temperature Dissociation
EVERY 1 F RISE IN TEMPERATURE -> HR INCREASES 8-10 BPM
INFECTIOUS
EVERY 1 F RISE IN ... INCREASES 8-10 BPM INFECTIOUS ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... the most likely infection ... #Dissociation #diagnosis
Fever Patterns - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Continuous Fever:
Temp > 38°C with only 1 degree fluctuation in 24
Differential Diagnosis ... Causes: • Still's ... • Leptospirosis ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
Causes of Enuresis ... - Differential Diagnosis ... Algorithm Primary ... Urinary Control Never ... #Algorithm #Causes
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Urinary tract infection ... serious bacterial infection ... department with fever ... #Diagnosis #Management ... #Fever
Causes of Facial Weakness - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Forehead Sparing = Central cause
  - Most commonly
Algorithm Forehead ... Palsy (70-75%), Infection ... Ann Marie Kumfer ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #neurology #sparing
Causes of Respiratory Distress in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Premature Newborn
 - Normal CXR:
Causes of Respiratory ... Algorithm Premature ... Amniotic Fluid - Infectious ... #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Causes of Proteinuria - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Persistent Proteinuria >150mg/d protein present on repeat testing including overnight
Causes of Proteinuria ... • Exercise • Fever ... HSP • Post-infectious ... #Proteinuria #Nephrology ... #Algorithm #Causes
Algorithmic Approach to Acute Interstitial Nephritis
When to suspect AIN? (not sensitive)
 • AKI, AKD, rapidly progressive
Algorithmic Approach ... When to suspect AIN ... triad (<10%): fever ... #Algorithm #nephrology ... #diagnosis
Travel History - Clues to Infectious Disease Diagnosis in a Traveler 
 • Where did you
Travel History - Clues ... Diagnosis in a ... → Leptospirosis ... Rabies, cat scratch fever ... #differential #Diagnosis
Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Generalized/Migratory:
 • Intussusception
 • Gastroenteritis
 • Viral Illness
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Pediatric Acute ... Abdominal Pain - ... Differential Diagnosis ... Urinary Tract Infection ... #Algorithm #Causes