Differential Diagnoses
A 20-year-old patient presents with fever, posterior cervical lymphadenopathy, and swollen tonsils. You suspect this virus.
What is Epstein-Barr virus?
Pharyngitis or Laryngitis: GERD can cause chronic ________
What is Laryngitis?
This is a contraindication for giving Betsy Fluoroquinolone.
What is Potential Achilles Tendon and Shoulder Rupture?
A 16-year-old patient presents with a sore throat, fever, and malaise. Performing a physical exam, you find a crusted-over macular papular rash on his trunk.
What is varicella zoster virus?
Bronchitis or Bronchiolitis: _______ involves a cough that lasts 5 or more days
What is Bronchitis?
This is the first-line treatment for streptococcal pharyngitis.
What is Penicillin V?
An 8-year-old patient presents with apnea, a low-grade fever, tachypnea, and wheezing. The mother states that the child developed an earache a week after these symptoms started. With the development of an earache, you diagnose the patient with this.
Normal or Abnormal: A 3-year-old patient with a pulse of 88 bpm
What is Abnormal?
This is prescribed to treat Croup.
What is Dexamethasone?
What is Cytomegalovirus?
Normal or Fever: Pediatric patient with a temperature of 37.5 C
What is Fever?
True or False: Mast cell stabilizers provide bronchodilation during an acute asthma attack.
What is False?
A 4-year-old patient presents with a fever and runny nose. Three days later, the mother reports child started eating less. Upon physical exam, you find an erythematous macular rash in their mouth. With these findings, diagnose the patient with this virus.
What is Coxsackie Virus?