DDx Flashcards
Maculopapular rash
Viral: measles, rubella, roseola, parvovirus B19
Bacterial: staph aureus, typhoid
Others: Kawasaki, JIA
Vesicular rash
Viral: VZV, HSV, HFMD
Bacterial: impetigo
Others: SJS
Purpuric rash
Viral: rubella
Bacterial: meningococcus, IE
Others: HSP, thrombocytopenia, malaria
Prolonged fever
Inf: localized (osteomyelitis), difficult to treat (TB)
Inflammation: KD, IBD, JIA, SLE
Mal
Endocrine: thyrotoxicosis
Acute cough
Inf: URT (URTI, croup), LRT (bronchiolitis, pneumonia)
Asthma exacerbation
Chem: FB aspiration, GERD
Chronic cough
Inf: URT (post viral cough), LRT (TB, bronchiectasis, pertussis) Allergy: asthma, allergic rhinitis Chem: GERD Drug: ACEI Structural: tracheomalacia, TEF
Stridor
Inf: croup, epiglottitis, bacterial tracheitis
FB, angioedema, aspiration
Subglottic spasm
Wheeze
Inf: bronchiolitis, bronchitis, pneumonia
Asthma, aspiration
Seizure
Febrile seizure
Epileptic seizure: idiopathic, epilepsy syndromes, neurocutaneous syndromes, provoked
Paroxysmal episodes: breath-holding spells
Early onset NNJ
Hemat: hemolysis (ABO, Rh, G6PD), polycythemia, concealed hemorrhage
Congenital inf, sepsis
Intermediate onset NNJ
Physiological
Breast feeding
Cephalohematoma
Prolonged NNJ
Unconjugated: breast milk, congenital hypothyroidism, IO, hemolysis (G6PD, HS), inf (UTI)
Conjugated: biliary obstruction, neonatal hepatitis, inspissated bile
Puffy eyes / edema
High hydrostatic pressure: HF, RF, GN, liver cirrhosis
Low oncotic pressure: LF, protein-losing enteropathy, nephrotic
High vascular permeability: sepsis, drug
Frothy urine
Physiological
Glomerular: primary (MCD, FSGS), secondary (AI, inf)
Tubular: drug, ATN
Overflow: MM, rhabdomyolysis, amyloidosis
Hematuria
Factitious
Glomerular: immune (nephritic), congenital (Alport)
Non-glomerular: urinary tract (inf, tumour, infarct), bleeding tendency