Going Viral
Erythemas
Antibiotic choices
Strange cases
Quick ED diagnoses
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Fever, fever, fever... Rash and NO fever!
What is roseola infantum (causative agent is usually human herpesvirus 6)?
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A benign rash that appears on day 2-5 of life in the term neonate.
What is erythema toxicum neonatorum?
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uncomplicated acute otitis media
What is amoxicillin?
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fussy infant, swollen digit, mom has really long hair
What is a hair tourniquet?
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Patient presents with "not moving arm" after playing with his sister, unwitnessed injury.
What is nursemaid's elbow (subluxation of the radial head)?
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What is coxsackie? --> also responsible for hand/foot/mouth disease
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What is erythema infectiosum? = Fifths Disease, caused by parvovirus B19
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rule out sepsis/meningitis
What is ceftriaxone or cefotaxime + vancomycin?
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child with red painful cheek on a hot sunny day enjoying a popsicle too long
What is popsicle panniculitis?
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expiratory wheezing, no fever, dry cough, relief with albuterol
What is asthma exacerbation?
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These pathogens, most of which are viruses, are collectively named with the acronym "TORCH."
What are toxoplasmosis, other (= syphilis, parvovirus B 19, varicella zoster virus), rubella, cytomegalovirus, and herpes virus?
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Red annular lesions that appear in associated with rheumatic fever.
What is erythema marginatum?
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after a cat bite
What is Augmentin (amoxicillin-clavulinic acid)? Alternate choices: Clindamycin or Bactrim
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orange skin in a toddler that eats LOTS of carrots
What is carotenemia?
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infant, cough, January, expiratory wheezing, posttussive emesis, fever
What is bronchiolitis?
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Sometimes, a week after a viral infection, a child may start limping with this diagnosis, which is not as scary as one of its common names.
What is toxic synovitis (transient synovitis)?
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A hypersensitivity skin reaction characterized by multiple characteristic target lesions (thought to be type IV) triggered by infections, drugs, or illness.
What is erythema multiforme?
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First urinary tract infection in 5 year old girl
What is cephalexin (Keflex) or trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (Bactrim)
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hypermobile joints, stretchy and fragile skin
What is Ehler Danlos Syndrome?
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DAILY DOUBLE!!!!
Likely diagnosis of a 9 year old presenting with Kussmaul respirations, polyuria, polydipsia, weight loss
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DAILY DOUBLE!!!
This virus is described as almost universally fatal and requires an extensive series of immunoprophylaxis post exposure (raccoons, skunks, and bats).
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Bullseye rash in early Lyme disease
What is erythema chronicum migrans? ECM begins as a red macule or papule that expands in a circular manner over a number of days. As the lesion expands, central clearing often occurs. Lesions can reach diameters of 12 inches or more, and many people will have multiple skin lesions, generally beginning several days after an initial lesion. With time, the skin lesions fade, lasting a median of 3 weeks.
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atypical (walking) pneumonia
What is a macrolide (azithromycin or clarithromycin)?
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associated with blue sclera
What is osteogenesis imperfecta?
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Tall thin teen presents with acute onset of shortness of breath and respiratory distress, no h/o respiratory disease or trauma, O2 sats are 78% on room air
What is spontaneous pneumothorax?
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