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Jones criteria for diagnosis of rheumatic fever 

Requirements for Diagnosis: Two major, or one major and
Jones criteria for diagnosis ... of rheumatic fever ... Jones #Criteria #Rheumatic ... #Fever #Major # ... Minor #Symptoms
Rheumatic Fever - Jones Criteria
An autoimmune condition. Peak incidence is 5-15 yrs of age.
Triggered by infection
Rheumatic Fever ... Usually symptoms ... can be used to diagnose ... Rheumatic Fever ... #Rheumatic #Fever
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic Fever

Pathogenesis of rheumatic fever. 
1. GAS pharyngitis leads to antigenic presentation of pathogenic
Pathogenesis of Rheumatic ... Fever Pathogenesis ... of rheumatic fever ... antibodies which can cause ... #Fever #Pathophysiology
The Febrile Child - some diagnostic clues to evaluating the febrile child.

#Febrile #Fever #Evaluation #Assessment #Signs
Febrile Child - some diagnostic ... clues to evaluating ... #Febrile #Fever ... Assessment #Signs #Symptoms ... #PhysicalExam #Diagnosis
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... heart disease (rheumatic ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Causes of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
1. Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) - Short-lived (typically less
Causes of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... #Peripheral #Central ... #Vertigo #Causes ... #differential #diagnosis
Diagnostic Algorithm for Dizziness and Vertigo
Peripheral Vertigo:
 • Attacks: Sudden, severe, can last anywhere from seconds
Diagnostic Algorithm ... Dizziness and Vertigo Peripheral ... with vascular causes ... No auditory symptoms ... Long symptom-free
Fat Embolism Syndrome
Trauma to the long bone or pelvis accounts for —9096 of cases. The diagnosis
accounts for —9096 of cases ... The diagnosis is ... Pathophysiology ... is a clinical diagnosis ... #Signs #Symptoms
Characteristics of Peripheral and Central Vertigo
PERIPHERAL VERTIGO
 • Onset: Sudden
 • Intensity: Severe initially, often decreasing
Characteristics of Peripheral ... Central Vertigo PERIPHERAL ... with vascular causes ... Central #Vertigo #diagnosis ... findings #signs #symptoms
Signs and Symptoms Associated With Different Headache Etiologies
 • Nonfocal mental status changes - Meningitis, encephalitis,
Signs and Symptoms ... stroke • Severe nausea ... coital headache • Fever ... headache #signs #symptoms ... #diagnosis