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Naloxone for Clonidine Overdose
Indication: Altered mental status, CNS depression or respiratory depression due to clonidine overdose
Dosing:
mental status, CNS ... 0.4 mg - 2 mg IV ... Pediatrics: 10 mg ... strongly supported in pediatric ... cases.
Pediatric Causes of Abdominal Pain

Surgical:
 - Acute appendicitis 
 - Intestinal obstruction including intussusception 
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Pediatric Causes ... - Sickle cell disease ... Extra-abdominal: - Upper respiratory ... the testis - Hip ... #Causes #Differential
Paradoxical Breathing on Physical Exam

Paradoxical breathing is often a sign of breathing problems. It causes the
It causes the chest ... Paradoxical #Breathing #PhysicalExam ... #respiratory #clinical ... #video #pulmonary ... #peds #pediatrics
CNS Infection in HIV / AIDS - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Principles of HIV-Associated CNS Opportunistic Infections:
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HIV / AIDS - Differential ... present in 15% of cases ... Demyelinating disease ... caused by the JC ... hearing loss, palsy
Acid Base Disorders - Blood Gas Interpretation

Steps for Blood Gas Interpretation: 
1. Acidemia or Alkalemia? 
2.
Respiratory or Metabolic ... glycol (present in IV ... Classically” noted with pulmonary ... acidosis: - CNS ... restrictive lung disease
Naloxone - Toxicology

Adult starting dose:
 - 0.4 mg IV/IM/IO/SQ for non-opioid dependent patients
 - 0.04 mg
opioid-dependent patients Pediatric ... search for other causes ... of CNS depression ... that improved respiratory ... & CNS depression
Abnormalities in Rate and Rhythm of Breathing 
Normal 
The respiratory rate is about 14—20 per min
Breathing Normal The respiratory ... restrictive lung disease ... Breathing In lung disease ... Breathing #Patterns #Pulmonary ... Abnormal #Diagnosis #PhysicalExam
Bronchiectasis - Summary

What?
• Bronchiectasis is derived from the Greek words bronckos meaning airway and ectasis meaning
Chronic inflammation causes ... Most Common Causes ... Connective tissue diseases ... , in advanced disease ... , CCP, ANCA • HIV
Vasculitis and Vasculitides - Differential Diagnosis Framework

When to Consider Vasculitis:
 • Purpura, ischemic skin lesions
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progressing GN • New pulmonary ... upper and lower respiratory ... tract, and often causes ... Cryoglobulins • HIV ... • HBV HCV
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Passive neck flexion causes ... theory is that hip ... despite severe disease ... Clinical #Video #PhysicalExam ... #Pediatrics #Peds