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High sensitivity (94%) and specificity (100%) have been reported in the diagnosis of acute cerebral infarction with diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance (MR) imaging. However, high signal intensity on diffusion-weighted MR images and low apparent diffusion coefficient values (similar to the findings in acute cerebral infarction) were reported in such diverse conditions as hemorrhage, abscess, lymphoma, and even Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. The differential diagnosis of these conditions (eg, acute ischemic infarction and acute cerebral hemorrhage) is critical for the determination of appropriate treatment. The authors present a systematic review of bright lesions on diffusion-weighted MR images and their differential diagnosis, with emphasis on the practical and clinical approaches of differential diagnosis.

Inducible laryngeal obstruction (ILO), formerly referred to as paradoxical vocal fold motion and vocal cord dysfunction, is a complex disorder of the upper airway that requires skillful differential diagnosis. There are several medical conditions that may mimic ILO (or which ILO may mimic) that should be considered in the differential diagnosis before evidence-supported behavioral intervention is initiated to mitigate or eliminate this upper airway condition. A key in treatment planning is determination of an isolated presentation of ILO or ILO concurrent with other conditions that affect the upper airway. Accurate, timely differential diagnosis in the clinical assessment of this condition mitigates delay of targeted symptom relief and/or insufficient intervention. Accurate assessment and nuanced clinical counseling are necessary to untangle concurrent, competing conditions in a single patient. This tutorial describes the common and rare mimics that may be encountered by medical professionals who evaluate and treat ILO, with particular attention to the role of the speech-language pathologist. Speech-language pathologists receive referrals for ILO from several different medical specialists (allergy, pulmonology, and sports medicine), sometimes without a comprehensive team assessment. It is paramount that speech-language pathologists who assess and treat this disorder have a solid understanding of the conditions that may mimic ILO. Summary tables that delineate differential diagnosis considerations for airway noise, origin of noise, symptoms, triggers, role of the speech-language pathologist, and -agonist response are included for clinician reference. A clinical checklist is also provided to aid clinicians in the critical assessment process.

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If the alveoli and small airways fill with dense material, the lung is said to be consolidated. It is important to be aware that consolidation does not always mean there is infection, and the small airways may fill with material other than pus (as in pneumonia), such as fluid (pulmonary oedema), blood (pulmonary haemorrhage), or cells (cancer). They all look similar and clinical information will often help you decide the diagnosis.

Background: COVID-19 is spreading throughout the United States in the midst of flu season and a clear clinical differential model of how this disease differs from other upper respiratory infections is needed, particularly in the absence of testing.

Methods: We created 8 statistical models for predicting influenza, COVID-19, and other respiratory diseases using 15 signs and symptoms of upper respiratory infections reported in two databases. The first database was of 774 COVID-19 patients from the Chinese Center for Disease Control, and the second was 2,885 influenza and 884 other upper respiratory infections from the Surveillance Studies of Influenza. Accuracy of the predictions was calculated using the average, and the sample weighted average, of Area under the Receiver Operating Characteristic (AROC) curves.

Results: Fever and cough were the two most common COVID-19 symptoms. Fever predicted the presence of COVID-19 (likelihood ratio of 1.19) and cough did not (likelihood ratio of 0.57). The presence of cough increased the odds of influenza by 1.83 times. When signs and symptoms of upper respiratory infections are used, a nave Bayes model accurately predicted COVID-19, influenza, and other upper respiratory infections (micro average AROC of 0.79).

Conclusion: Presenting symptoms can be used to arrive at a presumed COVID-19 diagnosis. To assist clinicians in differential diagnosis of COVID-19, we developed a web calculator available at:

Funding Statement: None.

Declaration of Interests: None of the authors have a conflict of interest to declare.

Ethics Approval Statement: The authors stated that this project was done re-analyzing existing publicly available and de-identified data. It was exempt from IRB review.

Fever, joint symptoms and erythema are also important diagnostic bases for prosthetic joint infection (PJI) after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) [8]. Laboratory tests can also show inflammation such as leukocytosis, increased ESR and CRP levels. These symptoms may overlap somewhat with the diagnosis of AOSD.

Triad of symptoms - spiking fever, arthritis or arthralgia, and salmon-pink transient maculopapules - are common features of AOSD [10]. Arthritis mainly involves the knee, ankle, wrist, and proximal interphalangeal joint [4]. Among them, the knee joint is the most often affected [2], for patients with a history of knee surgery, this feature can make the diagnosis difficult.

We considered that PJI was induced by hematogenous infection and performed DAIR after her admission. This is because the patient had a sudden persistent high fever with sore throat, whereas simple knee infections often have local symptoms with mild to moderately elevated body temperature. Paradoxically, a series of imaging examinations did not reveal any other primary focus of infection. This neglected result also indirectly negated the diagnosis of hematogenous PJI.

When many targeted treatments did not achieve the desired results, we still insisted on the diagnosis of infection rather than expanding the scope in time to find other possibilities and did specific examinations, which also subjected the patient to undergo several unnecessary operations.

Throughout the diagnostic and treatment process, there seem to be reasonable explanations for our misdiagnosis at the time. However, if we do not overlook subtle differences from previous performance, it can lead us in the right direction.

AOSD can highly indicated by high fever, rash, joint symptom, sore throat, increased white blood cell count, negative blood culture, and failure of antibiotic treatment while the first three symptoms are essential for its diagnosis.

The clinical manifestations of many diseases vary greatly. Patients can go to unrelated departments due to different first symptoms. Therefore, in order to reduce misdiagnosis, it is important to have a complete medical history inquiry, conduct comprehensive physical examinations and corresponding laboratory examinations, stay alert of subtle changes in the course of the disease, and finally make a thorough analysis.

XJ, ZL collated and analysed all the data. and was major contributors in writing the manuscript. SA, JH, GY, and GC participated in the entire diagnosis, treatment and surgery of the case. YZ, JS, and YC participated in many consultations of the case, provided valuable opinions on the diagnosis, and made amendments to the writing of this article. CY participated in the consultation of the case and the article revisions. The author(s) read and approved the final manuscript.

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A symptom- or problem-based approach todifferential diagnosis in paediatrics, with each symptom being describedaccording to epidemiology, physiological principles underlying the symptoms,history, examination, investigations and a case study. A short summary box onmanagement will be included, but the emphasis will be on the process ofmaking a diagnosis. The new edition will be much more attractively presented,with the use of a second colour in the text, more illustrations, and a morecomprehensive and extensive collection of symptoms. Community aspects will beconsidered throughout.

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications, or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patient's conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer's product information, and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

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Purpose: While there has been mounting research centered on the diagnosis of childhood apraxia of speech (CAS), little has focused on differentiating CAS from pediatric dysarthria. Because CAS and dysarthria share overlapping speech symptoms and some children have both motor speech disorders, differential diagnosis can be challenging. There is a need for clinical tools that facilitate assessment of both CAS and dysarthria symptoms in children. The goals of this tutorial are to (a) determine confidence levels of clinicians in differentially diagnosing dysarthria and CAS and (b) provide a systematic procedure for differentiating CAS and pediatric dysarthria in children.

Results: The majority (60%) of clinician respondents reported low or no confidence in diagnosing dysarthria in children, and 40% reported they tend not to make this diagnosis as a result. Going forward, clinicians can use the feature checklist and protocol in this tutorial to support the differential diagnosis of CAS and dysarthria in clinical practice. e24fc04721