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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
#CAH #algorithm ... #causes #pediatrics ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment ... #Peds #Endocrinology
Approach to Neonatal Jaundice

Causes of pathologic hyperbilirubinemia can be classified as due to (1) increased bilirubin
Neonatal Jaundice Causes ... classified as due to (1) ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Neonatal ... #Jaundice #Algorithm
American College of Critical Care Medicine algorithm for time-sensitive, goal-directed stepwise management of hemodynamic support in
American College of Critical ... persists. 1) Firsthour ... #Shock #Algorithm ... #CriticalCare #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Sepsis
C.diff - Clostridioides Difficile Infection (CDI) - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

Clinical Presentation + Progression:
GrepMed Handbook Clinical ... Toxic Megacolon, Shock ... post-ABx, but can ... be community-acquired ... 10 mg/kg IV x 1
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
Kawasaki Disease 1. ... if they have no clinical ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Myasthenia Gravis Overview

Myasthenia Gravis is an autoimmune disorder of the postsynaptic neuromuscular junction.  Ab to
weakness in: 1. ... myasthenia Diagnosis ... EMG Findings: 1. ... respiratory failure - Can ... Myasthenia #Gravis #diagnosis
It is important to recognize Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF) as more than just simply a
typically fall into 1 ... & Dry) is the treatment ... essentially Cardiogenic Shock ... the determined cause ... #algorithm #management
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
Diagnosis = clinical ... identifies 85 to 95% of cases ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... mg per day or 1
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) Overview

Clinico-Radiological Syndrome, characterized by:
 • Headache
 • Seizures
 • Altered mental
Infection/Sepsis/Shock ... : 1. ... the underlying cause ... • Treatment of ... until cause identified
Guillain-Barré Syndrome (GBS)
Acute autoimmune demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy that presents with rapidly progressive flaccid weakness
Epidemiology:
 • Incidence: 1
to 2 cases per 100,000 ... transplantation CLINICAL ... and cauda equina TREATMENT ... specific therapy, the clinician ... ventilation is required