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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
BPM INFECTIOUS CAUSES ... • Malaria • Leptospirosis ... OTHER CAUSES ... CLINICAL UTILITY ... #differential #causes
Causes of Acute Pediatric Cough - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
No Fever, No Tachypnea
 - Normal Chest Auscultation
Causes of Acute ... Pediatric Cough ... No Fever, No Tachypnea ... Fever, Tachypnea ... Pediatrics
Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... #causes #pediatrics ... diagnosis #comparison #treatment
Causes of Enuresis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Primary Nocturnal Enuresis (Urinary Control Never Achieved)
 • Delayed Maturation
Causes of Enuresis ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Urinary Control Never ... #Causes #Peds # ... Pediatrics
Pediatric UTI Algorithm (2-24 months of age)

Risk stratify with UTI Calc: 
 - Age months
Pediatric UTI Algorithm ... - No other fever ... Emergency Medicine Cases ... @EMCases #Pediatric ... #UTI #Algorithm
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... department with fever ... do not replace clinical ... #UrinaryTract #Pediatrics ... #Fever
Leptospirosis
Pathogen: Leptospira (interrogans, kirschneri, noguchii)
Risk Factors:
 • Occupational exposure - Farmers, ranchers, trappers, veterinarians
 • Recreational
Leptospirosis Pathogen ... non-productive cough, nausea ... Epidemiologic exposure + clinical ... TheIDtrivia #Leptospirosis ... microbiology #diagnosis #treatment
Epiglottitis - Swollen inflamed epiglottis 
Clinical (Rapid onset) 
 • Fever 
 • Sore throat
inflamed epiglottis Clinical ... Rapid onset) • Fever ... Epiglottitis #Signs #Causes ... Differential #Peds #Pediatrics
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... components of the algorithm ... an infant with fever ... Diagnosis #Management #Pediatrics ... Stratification #Fever
Borrelia recurrentis on Peripheral Blood Smear
23M Somali refugee recently arrived w/severe abd pain, confusion and fever
caused by Borrelia ... the body louse, causes ... Treatment is tetracycline ... initiation of treatment ... microscopy #pathology #clinical