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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 from dehydration ... #PhysicalExam #Signs ... #Symptoms #Shock ... #Dehydration #Peds
Pediatric SVT - Management Algorithm
Identify SVT:
 • HR not variable
 • Abrupt rate changes
 • Infants:
ECG, Monitors, Pads ... Signs of shock or ... Management #Algorithm #peds ... #Pediatric #treatment
Clinical Features and Complications of Measles

Rash:
Spreads downwards, from behind the ears to the whole Of the
Clinical Features ... Kopliks KoplikSpots #Peds ... Pediatrics #Timeline #Signs ... #Symptoms
Kawasaki Disease (Mucocutaneous Lymph Node Syndrome) 
An rare systemic acute febrile vasculitic syndrome. Aetiology unknown. 
Affects
Kawasaki #Disease #Features ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Diagnosis #Peds
Prader-Willi Syndrome: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
 • Maternal uniparental disomy: inheriting 2 copies of maternal chromosome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Signs ... /Symptoms/Complications ... Incr Skeletal fractures ... pathophysiology #peds
Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Pneumonia - Presenting Features ... complicated by septic shock ... criteria: Septic shock ... Pneumonia #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
Leukostasis vs Tumor Lysis Syndrome
Leukostasis:
 • Pathophysiology: Large, immature blasts and high WBC count cause hyperviscosity
Dehydration • Symptoms ... changes, stroke symptoms ... WBC >100k, + lab signs ... organ damage • Treatment ... worrisome EKG features
Management of Serotonin Syndrome
Identify and stop all serotoninergic medications
 • Avoid inadvertent Rx of serotoninergic meds
serotoninergic meds ... normalize vital signs ... then 2 mg q2h if symptoms ... Syndrome #Management #treatment
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 ... endocrinology #peds
Kawasaki Disease - Timeline of Clinical Features and Complications
 - Fever >5 days 
 - 4
Timeline of Clinical Features ... of the 5 other features ... Disease #Timeline #Features ... #Signs #Symptoms ... #Peds #Pediatrics