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Web chart of etiologies related to inflammatory head and neck masses.

#pediatrics #peds #differential #causes #pearls #head
inflammatory head and neck ... #pediatrics #peds ... #differential # ... head #neck #masses ... viral #bacterial #clinical
Acute Fatty Liver of Pregnancy (AFLP)
Pathophysiology:
 • Defect in fetal free fatty acid metabolism products →
of Pregnancy (AFLP ... ) Pathophysiology ... = nonspecific (nausea ... Antithrombin Ill • Ultrasound ... infiltration) Differential
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Passive neck flexion ... causes spinal cord ... While the pathophysiology ... Sign #Meningitis #Clinical ... #PhysicalExam #Pediatrics
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Transverse View

Male with high fever and right
Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... On ultrasound note ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Transverse
Suppurative Lymphadenitis on Neck POCUS

Male with left neck mass/swelling/overlying redness.  Prior hx of MRSA.
Lymphadenitis on Neck ... Left neck mass case ... Differential would ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound
Lemierre's Syndrome on Neck POCUS with IJ Thrombosis - Sagittal View

Male with high fever and right
Differential/diagnosis ... Lemierre's Syndrome case ... On ultrasound note ... #POCUS #Clinical ... #Ultrasound #Sagittal
Suppurative Lymphadenitis on Neck POCUS with Color Doppler

Male with left neck mass/swelling/overlying redness.  Prior hx
Lymphadenitis on Neck ... Left neck mass case ... Differential would ... #POCUS #clinical ... #ultrasound #Color
Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR) Diagnosis and Management Summary

WHAT?
 • Polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) is a common systemic inflammatory
disease of unknown cause ... tenosynovitis of the neck ... CLINICAL: • Physical ... normal and can help differentiate ... universally used, ultrasound