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Infographic depicting the main pearls of various types of congenital adrenal hyperplasia for the medical student.
algorithm #causes #pediatrics ... CongenitalAdrenalHyperplasia #diagnosis ... #comparison #treatment
Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Elevation - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm

ALP:
 - Enzymes that catalyze hydrolysis of organic phosphate
- Differential Diagnosis ... • Placenta • Leukocytes ... biliary Cholangitis (PBC ... granulamatous disease ... #Differential #Diagnosis
Common Biliary Diseases seen in the Emergency Room - Comparison Table:

Clinical Features, Labs, Imaging and Treatment

#Diagnosis
Common Biliary Diseases ... Emergency Room - Comparison ... Labs, Imaging and Treatment ... #Diagnosis #Management ... Table #Approach #Comparison
Alzheimer's Disease - Summary
 • Epidemiology
 • Pathophysiology
 • Risk Factors
 • Presentation
 • Diagnosis
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Alzheimer's Disease ... • Treatment ... #Alzheimers #Disease ... #Summary #diagnosis ... #management #geriatrics
Salter Harris Fractures - Pediatric Fractures of the Physis 
SALTR Mnemonic 

Salter Harris I 
Straight through
Displacement dictates treatment ... ortho treatment ... opposite limb XR for comparison ... ortho treatment ... #Orthopedics #Diagnosis
Bandemia Overview

Normal: < 1%
Clinically significant: > 10%

Band neutrophils are slightly less mature than segmented neutrophils and
peripheral blood leukocytes ... Differential Diagnosis ... • Autoimmune diseases ... counts may delay diagnosis ... #differential #diagnosis
Multi-System Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) vs. Kawasaki Disease
CDC Case Definition for MIS-C;
 • < 21
Kawasaki Disease ... other reasons for disease ... MISC #Kawasaki #Comparison ... #diagnosis #peds ... #pediatrics #COVID19
“Step by Step” – the new kid on the block – aims to risk stratify this
investigations and treatments ... >21 days - No leukocytes ... CRP < 20 mg/L #Diagnosis ... #Management #Pediatrics
Evaluation of suspected incomplete Kawasaki Disease

1. AHA consensus recommendations
2. Infants ≤6 months old on day ≥7
incomplete Kawasaki Disease ... ≥450,000/mm3, WBC ... echo is positive, treatment ... #Diagnosis #Peds ... #Pediatrics #Kawasaki
Causes of Thrombocytosis - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Spurious:
 • Artifact (redo CBC)
Autonomous:
 • Essential thrombocytosis
 • Polycythemia
- Differential Diagnosis ... Artifact (redo CBC ... disorders • Celiac disease ... effect following treatment ... #Differential #Diagnosis