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Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki Disease ... Early diagnosis ... #Kawasaki #Disease ... #Features #Signs ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Kawasaki Disease - Timeline of Clinical Features and Complications
 - Fever >5 days 
 - 4
Kawasaki Disease ... #Disease #Timeline ... #Features #Signs ... #Symptoms #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Standardized Physical Abuse Guideline
<6 months of age
 • Social work consult
 • Skeletal survey
 • Head
<6 months of age ... • Troponin for infants ... AST or ALT> 80, signs ... Guidelines #Workup #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Diagnosis
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Infants ≤6 months ... dL, anemia for age ... clinical and lab signs ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Return (TAPVR)
 • Introduction
 • Classification
 • Pathophysiology of TAPVR
 • Presentation
Introduction • Classification ... Classic “snowman sign ... Outcomes by Cara ... management #cardiology #peds ... #pediatrics #summary
Erythematous Rashes - THE ALGORITHMIC APPROACH

Characterized by diffuse redness of the skin due to
capillary congestion, erythematous
the Nikolsky sign ... syndrome (SSS) in infants ... the Nikolsky sign ... includes Kawasaki ... disease, scarlet
Causes of Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Cardiac:
 • Congenital Heart Disease
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Congenital Heart Disease ... Breath-holding spell (age-dependent ... Breathing • Apnea of Infancy ... Algorithm #Causes #Peds ... #Pediatrics
Clinical features of Liver Disease in Children

#Cirrhosis #LiverFailure #Signs #Symptoms #PhysicalExam #Findings #Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics #Hepatology

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Clinical features ... of Liver Disease ... #LiverFailure #Signs ... PhysicalExam #Findings #Diagnosis ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Differentiating NBTE from Infective Endocarditis
No pathognomonic signs/symptoms or echo features that are specific to NBTE, and
pathognomonic signs ... that are specific ... to NBTE, and diagnosis ... territory large infarct ... - Infectious Diseases
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
frequently affects infants ... < 3 months of age ... , however the disease ... : HLH signs and ... • Supportive measures