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Clinical features of shock from dehydration in an infant

Decreased level of consciousness 
Sunken fontanelle 
Dry mucous
of shock from dehydration ... in an infant Decreased ... #PhysicalExam #Signs ... #Symptoms #Shock ... #Peds #Pediatrics
Heat Illnesses and Heat Stroke - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Heat Cramps:
 • Muscle pain or spasm -
Volume depletion → Decreased ... → Syncope • Signs ... /Symptoms: - Lightheadedness ... sweaty skin - Decreased ... differential #diagnosis #causes
Causes of Polycythemia (Erythrocytosis) - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Relative - Normal RBC Mass / Decreased Plasma Volume
Causes of Polycythemia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Normal RBC Mass / Decreased ... • Diarrhea • Dehydration ... Chronic Chest Symptoms
Pediatric Dyspnea - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Stridor:
 • Croup
 • Foreign Body
 • Tracheitis
 • Epiglottitis
 •
Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... • Congestive Heart ... Foreign Body Decreased ... Foreign Body • Heart ... #Causes #Peds #
STAGES of CHF (A, B, C, D), however, describe the severity of structural abnormalities that impair
with end-stage heart ... prolong life and decrease ... flare ups that cause ... III and class IV symptoms ... Stages #ACCAHA #Algorithm
13 Dangerous Causes of Headache:
 - subarachnoid hemorrhage: family history, PCKD, known berry aneurysm, sudden and
13 Dangerous Causes ... coagulopathy, decreased ... instrumentation, recent head ... morning, worse with head ... thrombophilia, neurologic signs
Spinal Cord Disorders - Differential Diagnosis Framework

Spinal cord neurological lesion:
Clinical findings:
 • Symptoms and signs below
findings: • Symptoms ... and signs below ... Cauda equina- decreased ... Non-compressive Spinal Cord Causes ... differential #algorithm
Adhesive Capsulitis (Frozen Shoulder) - Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings

 • Primary (Idiopathic): Unknown etiology, but associated
tear, humeral head ... a stroke that caused ... recovery after breast/heart ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #stages
Intraoperative Circulatory Embolus - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Causes: thrombus, fat, amniotic fluid, air/gas.
Signs: hypotension, tachycardia,
in Anaesthesia Causes ... Signs: hypotension ... tachycardia, hypoxemia, decreased ... ETCO2 Symptoms: ... below level of heart
Cushing's Syndrome - Hypercortisolism - Diagnosis and Clinical Features
1) Skin
 • Thin, easily bruisable skin with
, oral cavity) Caused ... of the femoral head ... hump • Male: decreased ... Hypercortisolism #Diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms #endocrinology