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Coarctation of the Aorta 

Preductal Coarctation:
Narrowing is proximal to ductus arteriosus Life-threatening if severe; seen in
Coarctation of the Aorta ... closes Postductal ... #Coarctation #Aorta ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #aortic
Rectus Diastasis: Separation of rectus abdominus muscles which occasionally occurs in older patients and or those
Rectus Diastasis ... Separation of rectus ... UCSD Catalog of Clinical ... Images #Clinical ... #Diastasis #Ventral
Causes of Cyanosis in the Newborn - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Peripheral Only:
 • Poor Perfusion
 • Acrocyanosis
Hemoglobinopathy:
Causes of Cyanosis ... Shunt: • Patent Ductus ... Arch • Aortic ... Diagnosis #Algorithm #Causes ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Aortitis - Diagnosis and Workup
Clinical History:
 - Fever, weight loss, deterioration of general health
 - Aortic
Diagnosis and Workup Clinical ... deterioration of general ... health - Aortic ... depending on the cause ... #Differential #Causes
The infant with tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical Conditions to Consider
 - Bronchiolitis 
 - Pneumonia
tachypnea or wheeze - Clinical ... disorder - Other causes ... Diagnosis #Peds #Pediatrics ... #Differential #Assessment
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical ... an “objective assessment ... there is no clear cause ... agents, and source control ... the underlying cause
Cardiac Tamponade - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Caused by an accumulation of blood, pus, effusion fluid
or iatrogenic causes ... , e.g. central line ... help and inform clinical ... tamponade recurs ... a dramatic clinical
Major neurocognitive disorders (MNCD): Diagnosis and workup 

1) Clinical diagnosis Cognitive impairment + loss of autonomy
2)
workup 1) Clinical ... neuropsychological assessment ... Alzheimer - 1st cause ... Dementia - 2nd cause ... Loss of bladder control
High Central Neuraxial Block - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
• Can occur with deliberate or accidental
High Central Neuraxial ... hypnosis as soon as clinical ... of unrelieved aorto-caval ... compression • Risk to fetus ... anaesthesia #High #Central
Lesions of the Spinal cord - Spinal Cord Syndromes

Spinal cord lesions can result in permanent neurologic
Causes of spinal ... • Extrinsic Causes ... dysfunction Central ... the bladder and rectum ... - Bladder and rectal