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Community Acquired Pneumonia - Presenting Features
 • History in favor of CAP: Dyspnea, Cough, particularly if
Community Acquired ... Pneumonia - Presenting ... criteria: Septic shock ... #diagnosis #signs ... #symptoms
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
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
Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) - Diagnosis and Management

Pneumonia Signs/Symptoms:
 • Confusion/disorientation (LR + 1.9)
 • Cough
Community Acquired ... Signs/Symptoms: ... procalcitonin level Treatment ... Diagnosis #Management #treatment ... #Pulmonary #Community
Childhood Immunization Schedule: Why we immunize
 • Diphtheria Toxin -> URT inflammation causes pseudomembrane with hardened
hemorrhagic rash; symptoms ... of shock • Mumps ... , pharyngitis; pneumonia ... non-specific viral symptoms ... #Immunization #peds
X-Linked Agammaglobulinemia: Pathogenesis and clinical findings
The epidemiology of this disease is 1/340,000 births and roughly double
Signs of immunodeficiency ... adaptive humoral immunity ... Signs/Symptoms ... e.g. bacterial pneumonia
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
Acute Otitis Media: Pathogenesis and Clinical Findings (in Children)
Upper Respiratory Tract Infection: 
 - Bacterial: Streptococcus
Streptococcus pneumoniae ... pathophysiology #diagnosis #symptoms ... #signs #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 ... endocrinology #peds
Emphysematous Cystitis
Epidemiology:
 • Usually middle-aged diabetic women
 • Other RF: neurogenic bladder, urinary tract outlet obstruction,
compromise Clinical Signs ... /Symptoms: • Usually ... be present or signs ... clostridium, klebsiella pneumoniae ... data • Early treatment