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Clinical features of shock from dehydration in an infant

Decreased level of consciousness 
Sunken fontanelle 
Dry mucous
Clinical features of shock ... #PhysicalExam #Signs ... #Symptoms #Shock ... Dehydration #Peds #Pediatrics
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
Pediatric SVT - ... Management Algorithm ... Signs of shock or ... #tachycardia #Management ... Algorithm #peds #Pediatric
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... PraderWilli #Syndrome #genetics ... pathophysiology #peds #pediatrics
21-Hydroxylase Deficiency (21-OHD): Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings
Autosomal recessive mutation in CYP21A2 coding for the enzyme 21-OHase
Signs/Symptoms/Complications ... vomiting • Late (shock ... pathophysiology #genetics ... endocrinology #peds #pediatrics
Salicylate Toxicity - Diagnosis and Management

Consider if:
1) Patient is hot and altered
2) You see tachypnea with
Diagnosis and Management ... ingestion/exposure Symptoms ... Pulmonary edema, Shock ... Aspirin #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #diagnosis #management
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
Management of Serotonin ... normalize vital signs ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms ... Serotonin #Syndrome #Management ... #treatment #toxicology
PECARN Head CT Decision Aid

The Head CT Choice decision aid was developed in Rochester, Minnesota. Full
observation, and signs ... and symptoms that ... (Figure 2) #Management ... PatientInfo #Peds #Pediatrics
 Acute Iron Poisoning

There are five classically described phases of toxicity:
Gastrointestinal phase (~6 hours post-ingestion)
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post-ingestion) - Symptom ... deterioration Shock ... and cardiogenic shock ... Poisoning #Toxicity #Toxicology ... #Diagnosis #Management
Pediatric Trauma Primary Survey: C-ABCDE
C - Catastrophic Bleeding - Life-threatening hemorrhage
 • Apply direct pressure/compression bandage
Pediatric Trauma ... ↓ BP is a late sign ... of shock • Find ... cord injury #Pediatrics ... Survey #CABCDE #management
Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH)
Definition: Overwhelming clinical syndrome associated with excessive macrophage activation and cytokine storm due to
an underlying genetic ... Diagnosis: HLH signs ... and symptoms can ... Diagnosis via genetic ... Lymphohistiocytosis #diagnosis #management