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Kawasaki Disease (KD) - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Kawasaki Disease (KD) is the most common vasculitis of
Kawasaki Disease (KD ... Kawasaki Disease (KD ... KD rarely occurs ... Kawasaki #Disease #KD
Bell's Palsy
Bell’s Palsy is a damage, acute weakness, or paralysis of the Facial nerve (7th CN),
Bell’s Palsy is a damage ... facial nerve gets damaged
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) - Basics
Nomenclature:
 - Echogenicity = brightness
 - Hyperechoic = more echogenic
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... depth to center image ... to center the image ... /Brightness of image ... #pocus #ultrasound
Lower Urinary Tract Infections: Complications
 - Infection damages the urinary tract epithelium causing fibroblast proliferation and
- Infection damages ... and inflammation damage
Non-Infective Endocarditis - Pathophysiology
Non-infective Endocarditis Pathophysiology:
 • Valves usually undamaged - Etiology poorly understood but thought
• Underlying damage ... Bacteria adhere to damaged
A quick infographic on the importance of sun protection and the various results of sun damage
results of sun damage ... light that can damage ... #sun #damage #UV ... Siegel RL, Miller KD ... DNA base damage
Wave changes during evolution of myocardial damage. #Pathophysiology #Cardiology #EKG #Evolution #Infarct #Ischemia
of myocardial damage
Definitions of AKI, CKD, AKD
Acute Kidney Injury (AKI):
 • Increase in SCr by 2 50% within
months • Kidney Damage ... months • Kidney Damage ... No structural damage
Upper Extremity Dermatomes and Myotomes
Motor Function
Shoulder:
 • Abduction - C5,C6 (axillary)
 • Adduction - C6, C7,
Palsy is caused by damage ... Klumpke's Ralsy - Damage ... - Occurs after damage ... axillary nerve damage
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS)

Echogenicity - Brightness
Probe Positioning
Transducer Orientation
Knobology (DAG):
 • DEPTH - Can increase or
Care Ultrasound (POCUS ... depth to center image ... to center the image ... /Brightness of image ... #Ultrasound #POCUS