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Pyloric Stenosis - Overview - Lightning Learning

Thickened pyloric muscle obstructing the passage of milk going into
common in boys than girls ... Cause is unknown ... Stenosis #Diagnosis #Management
Hypotension - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Hypotension is commonly due to unnecessarily deep anaesthesia, the autonomic
hypovolaemia or combined causes ... • Exclude high ... Pneumothorax and/or high ... o Endocrine cause ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management
POCUS Stewardship
Right Indication - Right Interpretation -Right Integration
Indication → Pre-test Probability → Spectrum of Disease →
POCUS Stewardship ... Right Indication ... - Right Interpretation ... -Right Integration ... #ultrasound #management
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Diagnosis and Management ... Abdominal pain • Nausea ... • Vomiting • Weight ... Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Leigh Syndrome 
History: 19-month-old girl with hypotonia, developmental 
delay, failure to thrive, and bilateral optic disc
Leigh Syndrome ... : 19-month-old girl ... patterns (this case ... MarkMamloukMD #Leigh
Algorithm for the Evaluation of Chronic Diarrhea (< 7 days)
Exclude:
1. Causes of acute diarrhea
2. Lactose intolerance
3.
Causes of acute ... electrolytes, osmolality, weight ... Normal stool weight ... Increased stool weight ... Chronic #Diarrhea #management
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy - Right Ventricular Involvement 

In up to 1/4 of cases of stress cardiomyopathy (takotsubo),
Cardiomyopathy - Right ... In up to 1/4 of cases ... also involves the right ... A4C #Clinical #POCUS
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Symptoms:
• Abdominal pain
• Nausea
• Polyuria
• Polydipsia
• Vomiting
• Weight loss
•
Diagnosis and Management ... Abdominal pain • Nausea ... • Vomiting • Weight ... Ketoacidosis #Diagnosis #Management
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... no respiratory cause ... exposure Symptoms: Nausea ... Respiratory Alkalosis, High ... Level: 150mg/kg Management
Increased Airway Pressure - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia

Using these steps from start to end should
should identify any cause ... surgery related cause ... if it is due to high ... POTENTIAL CAUSES ... Checklist #Diagnosis #Management