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Status Epilepticus - Management
Seizure > 5 mins or two seizures without complete recovery between them
PEDS
Benzo Dose
between them PEDS ... Lorazepam 0.1 mg/kg ... Anti-epileptic #3 ... seizures #management #treatment ... #pediatrics #neurology
IDSA - Paradise Criteria for Tonsillectomy
Minimum frequency of sore throat episodes:
 • Seven or more episodes
IDSA - Paradise Criteria ... the preceding 3 ... streptococcus Treatment ... Tonsillectomy #peds ... #pediatrics #idsa
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
. 3. ... aneurysms, or ≥3 ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Diagnostic Criteria ... strawberry tongue 3. ... KD #vasculitis #rheumatology ... #pediatrics #diagnossi ... #management #treatment
Adult Onset Still's Disease
Systemic inflammation with urticarial rash.
Rash: 
 • Nonpruritic, evanescent (correlates with time of
weeks or longer 3. ... Treatment - Mild ... : NSAIDS Treatment ... Prednisone 0.5-1mg/kg ... AOSD #diagnosis #rheumatology
Aortic Dissection Pearls
Aortic dissection is caused by a tear in the tunica intima, the innermost layer
tissue disorder e.g ... Marfans, EDS ... aortic aneurysm 3. ... Pulse deficit/differential ... deficit • Shock Treatment
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
loss of smile 3. ... life-threatening Differential ... Serologic and EMG ... Evaluate for thymoma 3. ... immunosuppressants - Meds
Differentiation Syndrome in APML
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: common in APL (2-48% depending on the study)
 • Triggers:
Triggers: ATRA treatment ... Prednisone 5mg/kg ... • Diagnosis: >3 ... Moderate > 2/3 and ... initiation • Differential
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
very remarkable w/differential ... elicited after 2-3 ... Treatment of GCA ... slow taper over 1-3 ... them, but urgent rheumatology
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
(3) primary lateral ... EMG: LMN Signs in ... more regions 3. ... conditions listed in differential ... diagnosis column Treatment