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Anaphylaxis: Signs and Symptoms
Anaphylaxis: when any egg of three conditions is met:
1. Acute onset of skin/mucosal
Acute onset of skin ... / Symptoms / Complications ... -> Circulatory collapse ... seizures) - Cardiac ... #Anaphylaxis #pathophysiology
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
rare systemic acute ... prevent lethal cardiac ... complications. ... Disease #Features #Signs ... Symptoms #Diagnosis #Peds
Diffuse consolidation
The most common cause of diffuse consolidation is pulmonary edema due to heart failure.
This is
Look for other signs ... patients, who have an acute ... cardiac infarction ... , may have non-cardiac ... Radiology #Pulmonary #CXR
Acute Rheumatic Fever: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

Delayed autoimmune reaction
-> Molecular mimicry
-> GAS antigen cross-reacts with host
->
Acute Rheumatic ... to myosin and cardiac ... RheumaticFever #pathophysiology ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #complications
Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema - Differential Diagnosis Framework

NCPE Pathophysiology:
Noncardiogenic pulmonary edema occurs because of excessive pulmonary capillary
Framework NCPE Pathophysiology ... • A lack of acute ... cardiac disease ... ischemic changes CXR ... Etiology: • Acute
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... , sleep apnea, cor ... Syndrome #genetics #pathophysiology ... #peds #pediatrics
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Acute Otitis Media ... Inflammation & edema ... #OtitisMedia #pathophysiology ... diagnosis #symptoms #signs ... #peds #pediatrics
Heart failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF)
Clinical Presentation
1. Typical symptoms: dyspnea, orthopnea paroxysmal noctumal dyspnea, fatigue,
rales, peripheral edema ... (Sens. 81% for acute ... effusions). 1/5 pts w/ acute ... CXR congestion. ... Consider cardiac
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Leukostasis: • Pathophysiology ... , dyspnea, +/- CXR ... - ACS, AKI, acute ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... with tetany or cardiac
Uncommon Causes of Noncardiogenic Pulmonary Edema (NCPE) - Differential Diagnosis Framework

High Altitude Pulmonary Edema:
 • Accumulation
common causes of acute ... • Signs/Symptoms ... • Signs/Symptoms ... Embolism: • Acute ... due to airway collapse