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Core IM: Pearls on Contrast-Induced Nephropathy

Definition: 
 • no slam dunk criteria 
 • definition in
Core IM: Pearls ... studies typically increase ... Diagnosis: • look for signs ... #Nephropathy #CIN ... #PCAKI #Overview
Clinical features of shock from dehydration in an infant

Decreased level of consciousness 
Sunken fontanelle 
Dry mucous
from dehydration in ... an infant Decreased ... urine output Cold ... #PhysicalExam #Signs ... #Dehydration #Peds
Hypochloremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

Cause - Decreased Intake:
 • Low salt in diet
 • Exclusive D5W
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Cause - Decreased ... : • Low salt in ... - Gitelman SIGNS ... #Pathophysiology
Brudzinski’s Sign in Meningitis (first described in 19th century by Dr. Josef Brudzinski)

Brudzinski's sign is characterized
Brudzinski’s Sign ... in Meningitis ( ... causes spinal cord ... While the pathophysiology ... PhysicalExam #Pediatrics #Peds
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... hypoxia due to decreased ... Ext: warm vs. cold ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... diagnosis #management #Overview
Shock Overview
A state of tissue hypoxia due to decreased or dysregulated oxygen delivery or extraction, resulting
Shock Overview ... hypoxia due to decreased ... Ext: warm vs. cold ... anaphylaxis, toxins/meds ... diagnosis #management #Overview
Transverse Myelitis Overview

Focal inflammatory disorder of the spinal cord resulting in rapid onset of weakness, sensory
Transverse Myelitis Overview ... resulting in rapid ... monophasic Pathophysiology ... - Reflexes: decreased ... • Bilateral signs
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
recessive mutation in ... Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... Late (shock): cold ... #21HydroxylaseDeficiency #21OHD #pathophysiology ... endocrinology #peds
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Strenuous exercise in ... Collapse: • Pathophysiology ... Volume depletion → Decreased ... → Syncope • Signs ... sweaty skin - Decreased
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Summary
ALS: combination of the clinical examination finding of amyotrophy with the pathologic
lateral sclerosis Pathophysiology ... multiple spinal cord ... of UMN and LMN signs ... - Fatigue and decreased ... EMG: LMN Signs in