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Tularemia - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Francisella tularensis - Aerobic fastidious gram-negative Coccobacillus - Zoonotic Infection
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presentation among children ... Splashing infected material ... eye; unilateral symptoms ... Culture & GS, PCR Treatment ... #management #treatment
Diagnosis and Management of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)

Definition
Presentation
Medical Management
Extraesophageal Symptoms
Long-Term PPI Issues
Diagnosis Algorithm
Refractory GERD
Surgical and Endoscopic
Diagnosis and Management ... Extraesophageal Symptoms ... Long-Term PPI ... Issues Diagnosis ... #Management #Treatment
Croup Diagnosis and Management Pearls
Common childhood illness, usually viral and self limiting. Characterised by a seal-like
Croup Diagnosis ... Commonly affects children ... Symptoms usually ... Treatment: Single ... PeterboroughEM #Croup #Diagnosis
Risk Factors and Signs of Copper Deficiency
Risk Factors:
 • Gastrointestinal: Previous upper bowel resection/bariatric surgery, Inflammatory
dental fixatives, Treatment ... Impaired growth in children ... Copper #Deficiency #diagnosis ... #riskfactors #symptoms
Congenital Long QT Syndrome: Illness Script

Who?
 - Kids or young adults, usually < 30
 - high
live births Symptoms ... arrest/death - Symptoms ... consider long term ... family history) Treatment ... LongQT #Syndrome #Diagnosis
A quick infographic on various pearls about atopic dermatitis, a disease with an increasing burden on
greater than 15% of children ... #diagnosis #causes ... Acta Derm Venereol ... dermatitis in children ... /hyperactivity symptoms
Giant cell arteritis (GCA)

Giant cell arteritis (GCA) definition: Most common systemic inflammatory vasculitis in older adults
in literature (NEJM ... cases (Cornelia NEJM ... of the steroid treatment ... Treatment of GCA ... Temporal #Signs #Symptoms
Tinea Capitis in a Newborn- A 3-week-old male newborn was brought to the pediatrician with three
ringworm, was diagnosed ... after 1 week of treatment ... clinical #photo #NEJM ... capitis #ringworm #derm
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public education, early detection
of every six #children ... diagnosed with ... and is usually diagnosed ... to successful treatment ... to prevent long-term
#Cobb #Cob #angle 
June is recognized as International #Scoliosis Awareness month with the goal of public
of every six #children ... diagnosed with ... and is usually diagnosed ... to successful treatment ... to prevent long-term