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Pediatric Inflammatory Multisystem Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection (PIMS-TS)
Clinical features
all: fever > 101.3 F
most: oxygen
Pediatric Inflammatory ... with SARS-CoV-2 infection ... (PIMS-TS) Clinical ... throat, swollen hands ... #coronavirus #diagnosis
Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary
myelo (marrow) -dys- (abnormal) -plastic (shape) = funny-shaped cells
Myelodysplastic Syndrome ... and Management ... cytopenias (usually anemia ... • Risks: infection ... Myelodysplastic #Syndrome
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS)

A 5-year-old girl presents to the ED with a rash that started
Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome ... upper respiratory infection ... Scalded #Skin #Syndrome ... #SSSS #Clinical ... #Photo #Peds #Pediatrics
Some of the techniques used for Antenatal Diagnosis

Amniocentesis 
 - Chromosome/micro-array and DNA analysis 
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analysis - Fetal infection ... haemoglobin for anaemia ... - Fetal infection ... surgery, e.g. laser photo-coagulation ... transfusion syndrome
Aplastic Anemia - Overview

Who?
• M = F
• 3 peaks:	1) Childhood	2) 15-25 years	3) >60 years

What?
• Aplastic anemia
Clinical Presentation ... Neutropenia - recurrent infections ... Idiopathic • Infections ... oncology #hematology #diagnosis ... #management
Clinical Algorithm for Emergency Department Evaluation and Management of UTI in Febrile Infants and Young Children

Urinary
Clinical Algorithm ... Management of UTI ... Urinary tract infection ... serious bacterial infection ... UTI #Algorithm #Diagnosis
Common Variable Immunodeficiency (CVID)

What?
CVID: Immunodeficiency disorder with hypogammaglobulinemia -> increased infection risk secondary to impaired B-cell
to 8 years Clinical ... autoimmune hemolytic anemia ... M panel Management ... : • Nephrotic syndrome ... #management
Cold Agglutinin Disease

3 Types of Cold Sensitive Antibodies:
  1. Cold Agglutinins (CAD)
  2. Donath-Landsteiner
Cold Agglutinin Syndrome ... Clinical Presentation ... • Symptoms of anemia ... anemia • Cold ... disease #hemolytic #anemia
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS)
Classified among the secondary or acquired forms of haemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (sHLH)

What?
A subset of
Clinical Presentation ... Fever is the main clinical ... SLE], AOSD) • Infection ... with leukopenia, anemia ... #Diagnosis #Management
Alexia Without Agraphia
Alexia without agraphia is a disconnection syndrome where patients cannot read but can write.
disconnection syndrome ... Due to this infarction ... angular gyrus Clinical ... #Agraphia #clinical ... #neurology #diagnosis